Wilder Dam

Wilder, Vermont

Wilder, located on the Connecticut River, is home of the Wilder Dam and Salmon Ladder. Wilder includes a number of residential neighborhoods and newly-developed, technologically modern commercial parks. Wilder is on the National Register as a Historic Village and is unique as an early planned community developed in part by the vision of Charles Wilder, owner of the local paper mill in the 1880's. This legacy is reflected by the Wilder Club and Library and the straight streets and block lay-out of the Village......