Here's your jigsaw: Hanover Fire 1887
On January 4, 1887, many of Hanover's buildings lining Main Street were destroyed by a fire that began at 2 a.m. at the Dartmouth Hotel. Wooden construction and inadequate water and equipment caused the fire to spread quickly down the Tontine Block, ultimately destroying eight buildings. The Lebanon Fire Department came by train from White River Junction and trekked up from Lewiston Station to help finally contain the fire. The Dartmouth Hotel was rebuilt in 1889 as the Wheelock Hotel, which was renamed the Hanover Inn in 1902. The fire resulted in Hanover establishing a water company in 1893.
Courtesy Rauner Library at Dartmouth
Cameron Cross
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