All posts tagged "Mt. Washington"
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20.3K1ConnecticutThe Six Places That Suffered the Coldest Temperature Ever in a New England State
New Hampshire poet Donald Hall’s grandmother once said, “Thirty below this morning. Seems like it might get cold.” It does get cold...
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29.9K8ConnecticutThe Highest Point in Each New England State
You might think the most challenging mountain climbing adventure in New England is to the highest point in the region: Mount Washington...
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8.4K1New HampshireThe Spy Who Came In To The Bretton Woods Conference
As World War II was ending, 730 delegates from 44 nations converged on the Mount Washington Hotel for the Bretton Woods Conference. They...
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17.0K13Business and LaborMaine Twins Invent the Stanley Steamer, Climb Mt. Washington
Freelan O. Stanley and his wife Flora climbed Mt. Washington in a Stanley Steamer on Aug. 31, 1899, in one of the...
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24.9K54ConnecticutThe Great Appalachian Storm of 1950
Over the Thanksgiving holiday in 1950, New England was hit by a monster that was part blizzard, part hurricane. The storm became...
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