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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H43_haverhill-bath-bridge_Haverhill-NH.html
Constructed in 1829 by the towns of Bath and Haverhill at a cost of about $2,400, this is one of the oldest covered bridges in the United States. Built with 3-by-10-inch planks that were probably sawn at an adjacent mill, the span is the earliest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H42_rogers-rangers_Haverhill-NH.html
The rivers? junction two miles north was rendezvous for Rogers Rangers after their destruction of St. Francis, Que., Oct. 4, 1759. Pursuing Indians and starvation had plagued their retreat and more tragedy awaited here. The expected rescue party b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H41_ebenezer-mackintosh_Haverhill-NH.html
Born in Boston and a veteran of the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga. As a known participant in the Boston Tea Party, for his own and his children safety, he walked to North Haverhill in early 1774. He later served in the Northern Army under Gen. Gates …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H40_mount-washington-cog-railway_Jackson-NH.html
Completed in 1869 for $139,500, this unique railway was built through the genius and enterprise of Herrick and Walter Aiken of Franklin and Sylvester Marsh of Campton. Over three miles long, the average grade to the 6,293-foot summit is one foot i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1E_frankenstein-trestle_Harts-Location-NH.html
The high steel trestle above was built in 1893 to replace a wrought iron trestle of 1875, and was strengthened in 1930 and 1950. Named for American Artist Godfrey N. Frankenstein (1820-1873), the adjacent cliff and gulf were formidable barriers to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H0T_old-coal-kiln_Lisbon-NH.html
A reminder of bygone days, this stone structure was used to make wood into charcoal for the nearby iron smelters. Pine knots, a waste material from the adjacent lumber mill, were a prime source for charcoal. Charcoal production through this kiln, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H0L_first-ski-school-in-america_Sugar-Hill-NH.html
In 1929, on the slopes of the hill to the east, Austrian-born Sig Buchmayr established the first organized ski school in the United States. Sponsored by Peckett's-on-Sugar Hill, one of the earliest resorts to promote the joys of winter vacationing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H03_alderbrook_Bethlehem-NH.html
Alderbrook developed around a sawmill built by H.C. Libbey in 1877. The Village grew to include a post office, a dozen company-owned houses, a boarding house, school and railroad station. The mill employed as many as 40 to 60 men and cut as much a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H02_mount-washington-hotel-bretton-woods-monetary-conference_Bretton-Woods-NH.html
Mount Washington Hotel
Standing to the east, the Mount Washington Hotel was completed in 1902 as one of the largest, most modern grand hotels in the White Mountains, one of the few built in a single campaign. Designed by New York architect Charle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H01_lady-blanche-house_Bartlett-NH.html
This rustic cottage was once the home of Thomas Murphy and his wife, Lady Blanche, daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough. Thomas was the organist at the church on the Earl's estate. The commoner and the lady eloped to America, where Thomas taught a…