The White Mountains of New Hampshire: A Visual History

The White Mountain region covers more than 1200 square miles in the northern half of New Hampshire and includes the panoramic views and natural wonders in the White Mountain National Forest. Within this region there are eighty-six mountain peaks, nine notches, and the headwaters of the Saco, Androscoggin, Merrimack, and Connecticut rivers. In this visual history the authors have traced the discovery, settlement, and development of the region beginning with Christopher Levett's published report of "The Christal Hill" in 1628. FOlk heroes like Passaconaway, Chocorua, Darby Field, Abel Crawford, Ethan Allen Crawford, Timber Barons W.R. Brown, J.E. Henry, George van Dyke and Cassius Twitchell, road builders David O. Macomber, David Pingree, and cog railroad builders Sylvester Marsh and Walter Aiken provide the stories that are illustrated with hundreds of old photographs from local archives.