National Register Listing

White River Junction Historic District (Boundary Increase)

N. Main St., S. Main St. Bridge St., Gates St. and Church St., Hartford, VT
Local significance of the district:
Architecture; Industry; Transportation; Commerce

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

Vermont was home to the first African American college graduate: In 1823, Alexander Twilight became the first African American college graduate in the United States. He earned his degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.