age 65 or over. Commerce and culture The town commercial center features a traditional, but actively used, general store. Adjacent to the general store is a restored historic inn with a restaurant and brew pub. The Montshire Museum of Science and King Arthur Baking Company are located in Norwich. Education Norwich maintains one of the few interstate public school systems, the Dresden School District, commissioned by President John F. Kennedy, which is shared by the towns of Norwich and Hanover, New Hampshire. Students attend Marion Cross School in Norwich for kindergarten through sixth grade, Richmond Middle School in Hanover for grades seven and eight, and Hanover High School in Hanover for grades nine through twelve. Transportation Major transportation routes, which run parallel through the Connecticut River valley, include Interstate 91 (Exit 13 serves the town), U.S. Route 5 and the former Boston and Maine Railroad right of way, now owned by the State of Vermont. The Appalachian Trail passes south to east through the town from Hartford to Hanover, New Hampshire. Notable people William Barron, United States Marshal for the District of Vermont Charles L. Bartlett, Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts Paul Brigham, second governor of Vermont Heinrich Brüning, German chancellor of the Weimar Republic Daniel Azro Ashley Buck, US congressman Nicholas A. Christakis, sociologist, professor and physician Zerah Colburn, child prodigy "mental calculator" George A. Converse, Spanish–American War era navy admiral Pamela Kyle Crossley, historian Jonathan Finer, current Deputy National Security Advisor in Biden administration; prior Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning for former Secretary John Kerry at the U.S. Department of State Joseph D. Hatch, Vermont state legislator and mayor of Burlington, Vermont Jim Holland, Olympic ski jumper (1992 & 1994) Joe Holland, Olympic Nordic combined skier (1988 & 1992) Mike Holland, Olympic ski jumper (1984 & 1988) Norris Hoyt, politician and lawyer Hannah Kearney, Olympic medalist mogul skier (2010 gold, 2014 bronze) Bob Keeshan, television's "Captain Kangaroo" Laurence G. Leavitt, headmaster of Vermont Academy, Saxtons River Tony Lupien, first baseman with the Red Sox, Phillies and White Sox David Macaulay, author and illustrator Felix McGrath, Olympic alpine skier Freya von Moltke, author and lecturer on German resistance to Nazism Robby Mook, presidential campaign manager for Hillary Clinton George Sylvester Morris, educator and philosophical writer Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University Lewis Samuel Partridge, nephew of Alden Partridge, U.S. Marshal for Vermont, and Adjutant General of the