. East of the White Hills. ofBear Mountain,, and is a flat-topped and forest-coveredridge, deriving its name from its level upper Langdon is nearh north of Upper Bortlett, andfrom its summit is obtained a perfect view. ]MountTremont is not far from the village, and though theview from the top is grand, the climb is arduous, re-quiring fully three hours. Mount Carrigan is in theforest between Sawders River and the East Branch, theloftiest in a long range of summits, and overlookingmany leagues of unbroken wilderness and statelymountains. The bold and remarkable architecture of I20
. East of the White Hills. ofBear Mountain,, and is a flat-topped and forest-coveredridge, deriving its name from its level upper Langdon is nearh north of Upper Bortlett, andfrom its summit is obtained a perfect view. ]MountTremont is not far from the village, and though theview from the top is grand, the climb is arduous, re-quiring fully three hours. Mount Carrigan is in theforest between Sawders River and the East Branch, theloftiest in a long range of summits, and overlookingmany leagues of unbroken wilderness and statelymountains. The bold and remarkable architecture of I20 EAST OF THE WHITE HILLS. tills peak makes it an object of great interest, but itsremoteness from the roads has rendered it nearly inac-cessible to ordinary tourists. Glen Station is situated on the Maine Central, afew miles above Intervale, and it is here one takes tally-ho for the Glen, and base of Mount Washington. One(>f the most beautiful drives in the White Mountains isthe one known as the Humphrey Ledge Ride. On. Bartlett Boulder. this road, something over two miles beyond the ledge,on the right hand side of the road, is the famous Bart-lett Boulder. Driving on, one soon reaches GlenStation, and from there the road leads through lovelyLower Bartlett towards home. Fryeburg. (JT^HIS 1 township was granted in 1752 to General^^ Joseph Frye, of Andover, Massachusetts, a braveveteran of the French and Indian wars, who was orderedto divide it into sixty-four parts, which were to begiven to sixty families, and for the support of a Prot-estant plergj^man, a parsonage, a school fund, andHai-vard College. Ere long Fryeburg was well popu-lated, and for many years it remained the metropolisof the mountain region where all the settlers came forsupplies and traffic. The nearest town was Saco, onthe sea-coast, and Fryeburg drew her supplies fromSanford sixty miles distant. In 1791-92 FryeburgAcademy was founded, its first perceptor being thebrilliant but intemperate Paul Langdon, son
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