Hanover in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Butterfield Museum

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 16, 2021

1. Butterfield Museum Marker

Inscription. This tablet is erected
In grateful memory of
Ralph Butterfield
of the Class of 1839
Whose gifts to the college provided
for instruction in paleontology
archaeology ethnology, and other
kindred subjects and for the erection
of a building in which his and other
museum material illustrative of these
subjects could be kept, preserved, and exhibited.

Butterfield Museum
Formerly standing at the northern
end of the college green, was built
in 1896, and until 1928 housed specimens
now displayed in this building and provided
class room space and laboratory
facilities for the natural science
departments until their expanding
needs made necessary a newer and
larger building

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 43° 42.142′ N, 72° 17.254′ W. Marker is in Hanover, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. Marker is at the intersection of Wheelock Street and College Street, on the right when traveling east on Wheelock Street. Located in the entrance of Wilson Hall on the Dartmouth College Campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hanover NH 03755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wilson Hall (here, next to this marker); Dartmouth Weather Post

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Senior Fence" (about 400 feet away); Thomas E. Byrne, III (about 700 feet away); The Appalachian Trail (about 700 feet away); Hanover World War I Monument (about 700 feet away); Hanover World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Settlers & Allen R. Foley (approx. 0.7 miles away in Vermont). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Also see . . .
1. Dartmouth College. (Submitted on August 17, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Dartmouth College (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 17, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 16, 2021

2. Wilson Hall

Wilson Hall Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 16, 2021

3. Wilson Hall Entrance

The Butterfield Museum marker is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.