CONNECTICUT RIVER HERITAGE TRAILS


The Connecticut River Heritage Trails are self-guided motoring tours designed to link together some of the historic sites included in the Connecticut River Historic Sites Database. Eight of these have been devised to cover the area from the Massachusetts border to Orford-Fairlee. Wherever possible scenic roads have been chosen for the links.

All eight trails are in draft form as far as the proposed routes are concerned. Only one trail--6--has been described. This appears below in draft form with some photographic illustrations. It is hoped that once this trail is refined that it will be published as a brochure and act as a prototype for production of the remaining seven trails.


Trail 1 Links historic sites in Hinsdale, Chesterfield (NH); Brattleboro, Guilford, Vernon (VT); Northfield (MA). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 2 Links historic sites in Chesterfield, Westmoreland (NH); Westminster, Putney, Dummerston, Brattleboro (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 3 Links historic sites in Dummerston, Putney, Westminster, Rockingham, Grafton, Townshend, Newfane (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 4 Links historic sites in Walpole, Langdon, Alstead, Acworth, Charlestown (NH); Springfield, Rockingham, Westminster, Chester (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 5 Links historic sites in Charlestown, Claremont (NH); Weathersfield, Windsor (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 6 Links historic sites in Claremont, Cornish, Plainfield (NH); Windsor, Hartland (VT). DRAFT FORM.

Trail 7 Links historic sites in Lebanon, Hanover (NH); Norwich, Hartford, Woodstock, Hartland (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.

Trail 8 Links historic sites in Hanover, Lyme, Orford, Piermont (NH); Bradford, Fairlee, Thetford, Norwich, West Fairlee, Vershire, Strafford (VT). Under construction. Now with route description.


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