"Upper Valley is the name for the region lying along the upper Connecticut River valley, following the border between New Hampshire and Vermont. The region has no defined boundaries but has distinct nodes in Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon Municipal Airport, Route 12-A shopping area, and the Amtrak station and railroad yards of White River Junction, Vermont." (From: Wikipedia)

“The area is part of the scenic Upper Valley, a region that extends from Walpole (NH) and Westminster (VT) in the south to Bath (NH) and Ryegate (VT) in the north.” (From: Dartmouth College)

The Upper Valley area of New Hampshire and Vermont is part of the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee/Upper Valley region. It centers around Lebanon and Hanover in New Hampshire and Norwich and White River Junction/Hartford on the other side of the Connecticut River in Vermont. Hanover, NH and Norwich, VT belong to the same school district, the Dresden School District.” (From: The Upper Valley Board of Realtors)