Description:
A bronze plaque fixed to a large granite stone, which stands on the river bank next to the Canoe Club at Dartmouth.

History:
The Ledyard Canoe Club was founded in 1920.

Inscription:

JOHN LEDYARD
In 1773 a freshman at Dartmouth College
on this spot felled a giant pine
from which he made a canoe
and in it descended the river to Hartford, Connecticut.
He was a traveller among the Indians
an associate of John Paul Jones
an officer under Captain Cook
traversing all oceans and penetrating remote lands.
He foresaw and foretold the riches
of the Pacific Coast and the advantages
of commerce with the far east.
When about to cross Africa he died in Egypt
at the age of 37.
He too heard the voice crying in the wilderness
HIS WAS THE DARTMOUTH SPIRIT.

GPS Coordinates:  43.704441.  -72.288694 

References:
Website:https://www.dartmouth68.org/assets/201405nl.pdf