NORTHCOTT WEB
 DESIGN & HOSTING

     Our company’s logo is a sketch of the historic DODGE TAVERN, in Walpole, NH.  This building is where our office is located.  The tavern, built in 1801, was frequented by townspeople as a place for local congregation, news exchange, and entertainment.  In the era of the horse drawn team (early to mid 1800’s), it became a popular stop for teams running goods from Canada to Boston.  Legend has it that a large chamber under the floor of the main barn was often the covey for certain illegally smuggled goods!  After the railroads ushered the end of teams, the tavern was still a center for the locals.  Up until the early part of the 1900’s, the tavern was still in operation and the second floor dance hall continued to provide an enjoyable Saturday night. 

            The house itself has remained relatively unchanged since it was constructed, making it easy to imagine what it was like in its heyday.  There are still wide pine board floors, horsehair and plaster walls, and beautiful handmade pocket-panel doors that were used to divide the rooms.  Even today on the front porch, graffiti from the old days of the tavern smatters across the wooden wall planks. 

            Our family has lived on this plot for close to 100 years.   After moving to the United States from Poland, our great- grandfather bought the land and the house and began the farm.  Three generations have been born here, raised here, and even married here.  It only seemed logical to root our business with the roots of our family.