. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . s. but liad a large custom in summer from the hunt- I i 201 ing and fishinc: fraternity, naturalists, artists, and pleasure-seekers,who were the forerunners of that current of summer travel which nowsets so strongly through the Notch, and invades every beautiful recessof the old hills. It was at the height of its prosperity about 1840,when Thomas G. Crawford, the third son of Abel, was manager; and itremained as an appendage to the new hotel long after
. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . s. but liad a large custom in summer from the hunt- I i 201 ing and fishinc: fraternity, naturalists, artists, and pleasure-seekers,who were the forerunners of that current of summer travel which nowsets so strongly through the Notch, and invades every beautiful recessof the old hills. It was at the height of its prosperity about 1840,when Thomas G. Crawford, the third son of Abel, was manager; and itremained as an appendage to the new hotel long after the beginningsof the present structure were opened to the public; but has now beenentirely torn away. It is these movings and the ubiquitous characterof the Crawfords actions and influence in the mountains, which havecaused their names to be so confusedly applied to various localities;but now there is only one Crawfords,—the big hotel half a mileabove the Notch-gate. Hither says an old guide-book, every onecomes to talk over his plans, and to make arrangements for variousexcursions. That is true yet, and the guide books inform us that. A LONELY HIT UF MEADOW — CUAWFOKD KOTCII. from the Crawford House excursions can be made on the same dayto the summit of Mount Washington, and return; through the famousWhite Mountain notch to North Conway and return; to the GlenHouse, via the summit of Mount Washington, Pinkham notch, GlenStation and the White Mountain notch; to the Profile House, Old Manof the Mountains and the Flume, and return; to Bethlehem, Littleton,and Jeflerson, and return. Hurried tourists can visit the WilleyHouse and Mount Willard the same day, or can ascend Mount Wash-ington and return in season to ascend Mount Willard, and get thecharming effect of the shadows in the Notch at sunset, a sight of alifetime, and one which no one should miss. The view from Mount Willard is down the notch, and possessessingular beauty. Bayard Taylor asserted that as a simple picture o
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