Chronicles of the White Mountains . atNorwich, Vermont, which was incorporated in 1834 as NorwichUniversity. He was president of it until 1843. He appears twice inthe pages of the Crawford History. In the autumn of 1821, he cameto Mr. Crawfords with a number of cadets, and Mr. Crawford, beingunable on account of lameness to act as guide, Mr. Rosebrook, hisnearest neighbor, was sent for to pilot the party up Mount Wash-ington. Again, on October 2, 1824, Captain Partridge came toCrawfords with fifty-two cadets. Taking a part of them with him,he went to the camp for the night, so that he might ha
Chronicles of the White Mountains . atNorwich, Vermont, which was incorporated in 1834 as NorwichUniversity. He was president of it until 1843. He appears twice inthe pages of the Crawford History. In the autumn of 1821, he cameto Mr. Crawfords with a number of cadets, and Mr. Crawford, beingunable on account of lameness to act as guide, Mr. Rosebrook, hisnearest neighbor, was sent for to pilot the party up Mount Wash-ington. Again, on October 2, 1824, Captain Partridge came toCrawfords with fifty-two cadets. Taking a part of them with him,he went to the camp for the night, so that he might have thenext day for making some barometrical observations. The remainderof the cadets, who overran the somewhat meager accommodationsof Crawfords house, — some sleeping in beds, some on the floor,some in the barn, and some, for a time, even out-of-doors besidethe fence, — made the ascent the next day, meeting the captain andhis companions coming down. Captain Partridge computed theheight of Mount Washington to be 6234 feet. 256. SUMMIT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON IN 1S54Tip-Top House, Old Summit House, and First Obsekvatorv ?-*mr
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