All posts tagged "Franconia NH"
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17.0KMassachusettsThe Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857
The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...
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17.0K3Arts and LeisureThe Early Days of New England Skiing
When members of the Appalachian Mountain Club began hacking ski trails in New Hampshire over Barrett and Temple Mountains in 1927, New...
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11.2K1Connecticut300 Years of New England Christmas
The New England Christmas started out as an ordinary work day for Puritans who frowned on the papist revelry of their Anglican...
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10.8K11New HampshireOld Man of the Mountain Discovered, Hangs on for 198 Years
In 1886, a professor named C.H. Hitchcock urged travelers to hurry up and see The Old Man of the Mountain because he...
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263.2K69Connecticut1816: The Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...
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