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Inter-state school district[edit]

"Norwich and Hanover share one of the only inter-state school districts in the nation."

Presumably this should be either
"Norwich and Hanover share the only inter-state school district in the nation." or
"Norwich and Hanover share one of the few inter-state school districts in the nation."
But I don't know which. —wwoods 21:47, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)

There is at least one other; Rivendell Interstate School District (Serving the towns of Orford, NH and Vershire, Fairlee, and West Fairlee, VT), but I did not find any others. I also found a Vermont legal code (§792) about setting them up with New York, but I could not find an example of it being used. Seems to me to be an artifact left over from the towns that wanted to be part of Vermont but were retained by New York and New Hampshire. —MJBurrage^(T•C) 20:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just found a bit more. Dresden was the first and—according to Dresden School District (version 182232782)—only Interstate School District, until Rivendell was formed in 1998. —MJBurrage^(T•C) 20:22, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also the Delmar School District between Delaware and Maryland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wkharrisjr (talk • contribs) 01:21, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Inhabitants[edit]

I saw that Mia Tyler was added to the inhabitants list. Did she ever actually live in Hanover? I mean, if we're going with people who were simply born at the hospital, then add Liv Tyler too. Amber388 02:14, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hanover Center[edit]

Hanover Center should have its own entry. Amber388 02:31, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge discussion[edit]

Please see the WikiProject New Hampshire talk page for background on the proposed merge of the Hanover CDP article with this article.--Ken Gallager (talk) 13:53, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notable People[edit]

Theodore Geisel(Dr.Suess) went to Dartmouth We should consider adding him to important people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.220.242.162 (talk) 15:24, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Utilities information[edit]

This information is trivial and not appropriate for an encyclopedia. It information that would only be of interest to bsite. I have rema resident and better found in a Chamber of Commerce removed this section.Wkharrisjr (talk) 01:24, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It may have been worded inappropriately emphasizing a utility in a WP:PR or WP:SPAM manner, but utilities are part of infrastructure and should be in article. (didn't quite understand the "I have rema resident" phrase). Student7 (talk) 11:26, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I gave it a crack. I think I rm most spam-like stuff, but still think you have to name phone companies. Certainly don't have to identify broadband suppliers by name. Having a municipally owned, along with the college, water company is different IMO. Maybe needs a sentence under government. The whole section helps to define HANOVER IMO.Student7 (talk) 11:51, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I will wait to see the general reaction before reworking the Littleton section which had the same objections. Student7 (talk) 11:54, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What I meant to say, and royally screwed up on this sticky keyboard, is that information about utilities might be of interest to a resident, but is not really relevent in a encyclopedia. This is the type of information one would go to the local Chamber of Commerce if you really needed. I think a listing like this would fall under [[1]] and/or [[2]].Wkharrisjr (talk) 21:24, 27 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said in my last edit summary (before looking at the discussion here), infrastructure would be encyclopedic if given with sufficient detail, so thanks, Student7, for providing that with the water company. Bare lists should just be avoided.--Ken Gallager (talk) 12:47, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point. Took up too much white space for no good reason. Also, the information conveyed wasn't as high quality as I had thought. This is "forced out" when an editor has to discuss it (and footnote it!) rather than merely list it! :) Student7 (talk) 12:47, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I also concur- the present format of prose instead of lists of facts both looks better and provides more encyclopedic information.Wkharrisjr (talk) 16:50, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clark School[edit]

According to another editor:

Another private school, the Clark School, was merged into nearby Cardigan Mountain School in 1953.

I removed this as the school is no longer extant in Hanover. The other schools listed int he education section are active schools. Perhaps this information could be incorporated into another section of the article, but I am not sure where.Wkharrisjr (talk) 22:55, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I agree. Clark is already in Cardigan. Could be in non-existent "Education is Hanover#History." Cardigan in not in Hanover. Student7 (talk) 20:16, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree for several reasons. First, the Clark School is part of the history of Hanover, even if no longer extant. Second, its merger into Cardigan made its campus available to Dartmouth College, which was significant in the development of both Dartmouth (discussed elsewhere but good to flag here) and Hanover. Third, there are many extant Clark alumni for whom Clark was very much a part of the educational scene in Hanover (which, again, is worthy of a link here). Fourth, "extant" is not a necessary qualifier for inclusion (viz. the list of Notable Inhabitants, many of whom have not been extant for years, and the discussion of Dresden). Fifth, there is precedent in Wikipedia for mentioning schools that were merged into other schools in other towns (e.g., the entry for Northfield, Massachusetts mentions the Northfield Seminary which was merged into Mount Hermon School in Gill, and the entry for Greenwich, Connecticut mentions Rosemary Hall which was merged into the Choate School in Wallingford - I'm sure I could find others if I looked). I therefore think that a brief, one-sentence mention of Clark that links to pages with further details is justified, relevant, and appropriately placed in this section. I trust that you'll agree and will let it stand.70.17.71.68 (talk) 17:59, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But is the 'Education' section the appropriate location for mention of the Clark school? The rest of the schools in the section presently serve Hanover; this is why a suggested it somehow be incorporated in to another section of the article.Wkharrisjr (talk) 18:48, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It may not be perfect, but I think it's the best place. I don't really see where there's a better fit, and this is how merged schools are handled elsewhere on Wikipedia where there is a schools/education section (e.g., Greenwich, CT). It seems to flow pretty well as a short sentence at the end of the education section.70.17.121.34 (talk) 23:03, 1 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually this is the first time I had ever seen this done and I edit a lot of place articles. See, for example, Norwich,_Vermont#History. Norwich, however, doesn't have an education subsection.

After thinking about it, I believe it should be listed under a sub-subsection, ===Defunct schools=== or somesuch. When organizations move, they sell or give away buildings. This is no big deal in itself. Germane to Dartmouth and Clark articles, but no big deal to Hanover.Student7 (talk) 22:33, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

C of C link[edit]

I am not anti-business, but I have routinely been cutting out c-of-c links from almost all place articles because of their bias in favor of local business and often WP:EL as well. One was just permitted in this article. I was wondering why. Student7 (talk) 03:10, 3 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the link was added by a user back in July 2011, along with two links to other pages on the same website. I think it's okay to have one link to a local chamber of commerce, and they're actually fairly common in the communities that I've looked at around the nation. A single link to a chamber of commerce basically consolidates the business tendencies into one place. --Ken Gallager (talk) 08:36, 3 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Lede[edit]

Lede needs a complete rewrite. The current lede is promotional and doesn't provide an actual overview of the rest of the article. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 14:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am working on a new lede. -stevejsmith8 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevejsmith8 (talk • contribs) 16:27, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dresden as a capital[edit]

I have removed the claim that For a time, Dresden was capital of the republic because there is nothing about it in Vermont Republic and the offered reference actually says (p. 45 and 46):

Having remade the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire, the College Party began to visualize a whole new state carved out of both sides of the Connecticut Valley with Dresden, as the College district of Hanover was now called, the center and capital.

So they were just imagining it and working on Dresden becoming a capital. But later text on p. 49:

When the Green Mountain Republic had expelled the sixteen New Hampshire towns in 1799, thus dashing the College Party's hopes for an independent state in the Connecticut Valley with the College district (Dresden) as the capital…

makes it clear their project for making Dresden a capital has not succeeded. --16:40, 31 August 2019 (UTC), Utar (talk)