Dartmouth College and Hanover share a rich history. Since 1770 the school and the "Village at the College" have grown together through triumph and tragedy.
In 1905, facing capricious weather on a primitive outdoor rink, Dartmouth's first hockey team took to the ice. In 1974, two years after coeducation came to the Hanover campus, Dartmouth women--fired w
Notre Dame and Nebraska may have their claims, but Dartmouth's football tradition is special, perhaps unrivaled. Football, above all, is an emotional game, and nowhere is that spirit more vibrant, mor
The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has acquired more than 140 works that form the largest known group of Native American ledger drawings. This book, edited by Colin G. Calloway (history, Nati
The town of Hanover, chartered in 1761, began as a sleepy, idyllic community nestled in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. In 1770, noted Connecticut minister Eleazar Wheelock chose to relocate his s
Dartmouth College began its life as an Indian school, a pretense that has since been abandoned. Still, the institution has a unique, if complicated, relationship with Native Americans and their histo
