I had heard from NOBO hikers that you could stay at the fraternities at Dartmouth. After a 18 mile day, getting lost on a DOC relo I arrived at dusk in Dartmouth.
I stopped a pedestrian and asked about a frat house and he said I was standing in front of one. So I walked up to the front door, introduced my self as a AT hiker and was invited to sleep in the basement. I stayed here for 4 nights while my boots were repaired. I remember watching TV at the house and ate one dinner at Thayer Hall for $3 and ACE!
This is a shot of the AD House in December 1979 when I crashed here again on a driving trip, post graduation from Towson State University. A few years later, I stayed at a rooming house before my Outward Bound Trip in the winter in the Whites.
I also stayed in Hanover with my professor during his sabbatical on my way to the Whites for some backpacking in the mid eighties.
Lastly, there is a pretty interesting history of the frat if you click here.
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