Heritage Trails and Historic Sites

We invite you to explore clusters of history in the Connecticut River Valley by travelling on our Heritage Trails.

You can learn more details using our online database of some 2800 historic sites in 27 riverfront communities from the MA border north to Orford, NH and Fairlee, VT.

Trail 1: Wantastiquet Region Heritage Trail  
Links historic sites in Hinsdale, Chesterfield (NH); Brattleboro, Guilford, Vernon (VT); Northfield (MA).

Trail 2: Kipling Country Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Chesterfield, Westmoreland (NH); Westminster, Putney, Dummerston, Brattleboro (VT).

Trail 3: Southern Vermont Intervales Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Dummerston, Putney, Westminster, Rockingham, Grafton, Townshend, Newfane (VT).

Trail 4:Great Falls Region Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Walpole, Langdon, Alstead, Acworth, Charlestown (NH); Springfield, Rockingham, Westminster, Chester (VT).

Trail 5: Mt. Ascutney Region Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Charlestown, Claremont (NH); Weathersfield, Windsor (VT).

Trail 6: Precision Valley Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Claremont, Cornish, Plainfield (NH); Windsor, Hartland (VT).

Trail 7: Dresden Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Lebanon, Hanover (NH); Norwich, Hartford, Woodstock, Hartland (VT).

Trail 8: Upper Valley Villages Heritage Trail
Links historic sites in Hanover, Lyme, Orford, Piermont (NH); Bradford, Fairlee, Thetford, Norwich, West Fairlee, Vershire, Strafford (VT).