Etna, New Hampshire
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Etna, originally named "Mill Village," is a small village within the town of Hanover, New Hampshire
, in the United States
. It is located in southwestern Grafton County
, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Hanover's downtown and 2.5 mi (4 km) south of the village of Hanover Center, on Mink Brook
. Etna has a separate ZIP code
(03750) from the rest of Hanover, as well as its own fire station, church, and library.
Commerce revolves around the Etna General Store and the Etna Post Office for the 814 residents and occasional visitor in what a small blue-and-white sign in a yard along the main road humorously calls "Metropolitan Downtown Etna." The Appalachian Trail
passes a mile or so north of the village before it turns northeast to cross Moose Mountain
on its way to Lyme
. Etna can be accessed from NH Rt. 120
via the Greensboro Road or Great Hollow Road (Etna Road, north of the Lebanon
exit from Interstate 89
), or from Hanover via Trescott Road (E. Wheelock Street).
Etna was the site of the 2001 murders of Dartmouth College
professors Half and Susanne Zantop, dubbed the Dartmouth Murders
.
Every summer, the village holds the Etna Old Timer's fair on the Hanover Center green. For many years, Dave Laware, former operator of the Etna General Store, organized a parade consisting of local residents riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles (along with the Etna Fire Department trucks and other colorful vehicles), with their children riding behind them scattering candy to the crowd. The legend "Etna General Store - Warm Beer, Lousy Food, Poor Attitudes" appeared on shirts worn by all of the riders.
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located in southwestern Grafton County
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...
, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Hanover's downtown and 2.5 mi (4 km) south of the village of Hanover Center, on Mink Brook
Mink Brook
Mink Brook is a 9.5 mile long stream in western New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound.Mink Brook lies entirely in the town of Hanover, New Hampshire...
. Etna has a separate ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
(03750) from the rest of Hanover, as well as its own fire station, church, and library.
Commerce revolves around the Etna General Store and the Etna Post Office for the 814 residents and occasional visitor in what a small blue-and-white sign in a yard along the main road humorously calls "Metropolitan Downtown Etna." The Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
passes a mile or so north of the village before it turns northeast to cross Moose Mountain
Moose Mountain (New Hampshire)
Moose Mountain is an -long ridge located in the eastern part of the town of Hanover in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is flanked to the north by Holts Ledge, at , and to the south by Shaker Mountain, at . It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail, a National Scenic Trail from Georgia...
on its way to Lyme
Lyme, New Hampshire
Lyme is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2010 census. Lyme is home to the Chaffee Natural Area. The Dartmouth Skiway is in the eastern part of town, near the village of Lyme Center...
. Etna can be accessed from NH Rt. 120
New Hampshire Route 120
New Hampshire Route 120 is a long secondary north–south state highway in Sullivan and Grafton counties in the upper Connecticut River Valley region of New Hampshire. NH 120 runs between the towns of Claremont and Hanover....
via the Greensboro Road or Great Hollow Road (Etna Road, north of the Lebanon
Lebanon, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile...
exit from Interstate 89
Interstate 89
Interstate 89 is an interstate highway in the New England region of the United States travelling between Bow, New Hampshire and Highgate Springs, Vermont. As with all odd-numbered primary interstates, I-89 is signed as a north–south highway...
), or from Hanover via Trescott Road (E. Wheelock Street).
Etna was the site of the 2001 murders of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
professors Half and Susanne Zantop, dubbed the Dartmouth Murders
Dartmouth Murders
The Dartmouth Murders were the double homicide of Dartmouth College professors Half Zantop and his wife Susanne Zantop , who were killed at their home in Etna, New Hampshire , on January 27, 2001...
.
Every summer, the village holds the Etna Old Timer's fair on the Hanover Center green. For many years, Dave Laware, former operator of the Etna General Store, organized a parade consisting of local residents riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles (along with the Etna Fire Department trucks and other colorful vehicles), with their children riding behind them scattering candy to the crowd. The legend "Etna General Store - Warm Beer, Lousy Food, Poor Attitudes" appeared on shirts worn by all of the riders.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Etna include:- C. Everett KoopC. Everett KoopCharles Everett Koop, MD is an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and served as thirteenth Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989.-Early years:Koop was born...
, former U.S. Surgeon General - Robert W. McCollumRobert W. McCollumRobert Wayne McCollum, Jr. was an American virologist and epidemiologist who made pioneering studies into the nature and spread of polio, hepatitis and mononucleosis while at the Yale School of Medicine, after which he served for nearly a decade as Dean of the Dartmouth Medical School.-Early life...
(1925-2010), virologist who made important discoveries regarding polio and hepatitisHepatitisHepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar , the root being hepat- , meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation"... - Robert MorrisRobert Morris (cryptographer)Robert Morris , was an American cryptographer and computer scientist. -Family and Education:Morris was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were Walter W. Morris, a salesman, and Helen Kelly Morris...
, American cryptographer and computer scientist - Jodi PicoultJodi PicoultJodi Lynn Picoult is an American author. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. Picoult currently has some 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide.-Early life and education:...
(born 1966), author of My Sister's Keeper, The Pact, and Nineteen Minutes, among others - Kevin SchonKevin SchonKevin Schon is an American voice actor, producer, and energy entrepreur with extensive credits in nearly every area of voice work. Voiceover was his second career, begun in 1992 in Los Angeles, after 10 years as a Senior Advisory Systems Engineer for IBM, where he developed and taught Design...
, voice actor and producer