. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . and Intervale, so called on accountof its fancied resemblance to a dashing steed; Lost River, at North Woodstock, and the remarkable Lakes of the Clouds, situated in adepression between Mt. Washington and Mt. Monroe, 5,000 feet abovethe sea. One of the greatest and most awe-inspiring of Natures wondersis the Crawford Notch, up whose steep grades and between whosebeetling cliffs the laboring train brings throngs of marveling touristsevery day in summer. The Notch, named after one of the noted pioneerfamilies of t
. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . and Intervale, so called on accountof its fancied resemblance to a dashing steed; Lost River, at North Woodstock, and the remarkable Lakes of the Clouds, situated in adepression between Mt. Washington and Mt. Monroe, 5,000 feet abovethe sea. One of the greatest and most awe-inspiring of Natures wondersis the Crawford Notch, up whose steep grades and between whosebeetling cliffs the laboring train brings throngs of marveling touristsevery day in summer. The Notch, named after one of the noted pioneerfamilies of the region, is about 15 miles long and its western portalis 1,890 feet above the level of the ocean. In the 26 miles betweenNorth Conway and Crawford 1,380 feet of this elevation occurs, therebeing a rise of 116 feet to the mile for nine consecutive miles in itssteepest portion. It was in the heart of the Crawford Notch that the members ofthe Willey family were destroyed by the historic landslide of The site of this catastrophe is one of the landmarks of the region,. Crawford, N. H., Gateway to Notch
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