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and many dwelling houses; and
on the east are the College grounds,
including the College buildings
which with the observatory are
five in number. A few rods north
of the Park, on College street, is
the medical building, a brick
structure some seventy feet in
length, and three stories in height.
South of the observatory and a
few rods east of the old college
buildings is located “ Culver Hall”
the “New-Hampshire College of
Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts.” Culver Hall is pronounced,
by competent judges, one of the
finest educational structures in
New-England. Nearly the whole
basement of this building is to be
reserved for an extensive collec-
tion of agricultural implements
and models of machinery. More
than one thousand of such imple-
ments and models are already in
the building for the purpose of il-
lustration and instruction. This
is a State institution in connection
with Dartmouth College, and or-
ganized expressly for the promo-
tion and “aggrandizement” of the
agricultural interests and mechan-
ical arts of New-Hampshire; in-
dustries the most important, and,
if placed before the people in their
true light, the most honorable
callings a man can devote him-
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On the road leading to Lebanon,
as you aseen 1 to the crest of a hill,
you obtain a delightful and attrac-
tive view of the village and the
surrounding country. At your
feet nestles the village, quietly
reposing among the stately elms
and maples, while a little far-
ther to the west and south can be
traced the meandering course of
the Connecticut clothed on either
side by verdant meadows and well
cultivated fields, dotted with
pleasant and substantial farm
mansions; and still farther in the
distance can be seen gradually ris-
ing the “ Green Hills” of Vermont,
whose towering summits seem to
meet the clear blue ethereal sky,
the whole presenting a picture of
nature and art combined, not soon
forgotten by the thousands who
have visited this spot. With the
pleasant village, the delightful
scenery which surrounds it, with
the friendly acquaintances formed,
the ties broken by separating after
a collegiate life of four years, to
launch forth on life’s broad ocean,
the associations formed in Han-
over are more lasting, and their
memory more sacred in the breasts
of thousands than those of any
other town in the State.
Hanover is one of the most desir-
able locations, for the prosecution
of studies, in New England. The
pleasant resorts, the beautiful and
romantic scenery, away from the
bustle and confusion of city life,
all contribute to render it in every
essential, a desirable seat of litera-
ture and science. For a full des-
cription of this popular Institution,
see another part of this volume.
Employments. The inhabitants
are generally engaged in agricul-
ture, but 20.000 clapboards; 55,000
shingles and 200,000 feet of boards
are annually sawed, and about
6,000 bushels of grain are ground.
The total value of manufactured
articles, of all kinds, is $53,200.
The many associated attractions
connected with the college for the
past fifty years, together with the
fine scenery afforded from the sur-
rounding hills, make Hanover a
popular resort for tourists, who |
