All posts tagged "Dixville Notch"
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6.8K8bostonJohn Alfred Poor Takes a Sleigh Ride, Steals a Railroad
In February 1845, John Alfred Poor made an epic five-day dash through a blizzard in the White Mountains to snatch a railroad...
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22.4K8Arts and LeisureFranklin Pierce Discovers the Body of Nathaniel Hawthorne in New Hampshire
In 1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne did the unthinkable: He wrote a campaign biography for presidential candidate Franklin Pierce. Critics thought such hackwork beneath Nathaniel...
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