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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS & PUBLICATIONS NEWSPAPERS: The White Mountain Reporter, later it was the Reporter Press. 1895 to 1978. Searchable by keyword: Thanks to Conway Public Library See 1895 TO 1993 Here The SIGNAL featured winter adventures in the Eastern Slope Region during the 1960's. Ski areas, people and events are all covered in a light hearted format. If you are of sufficient age you can re-live part of your youth. The advertising is almost as interesting as the topics. TAKE A LOOK - It's Free TOWN REPORTS We were asked where to find the Town Reports from previous years. This link will show the most recent report and others going back to 1880. See 1880 to 2025 Here Here's an example of the top heading of the December 31, 1925 Reporter.

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Maps: historic and current Do You Like Old Maps? If you like old maps this page is for you. The David Rumsey Collection includes high resolution maps for many areas and many time periods. We have also found other historic maps from various sources. The Harts Location Website has included an Axis-Gis map which is current. It shows property lines, owners, water and soil resources. It's a fascinating experience. THESE WILL KEEP YOU BUSY FOR A WHILE: 1. High Quality Map of Bartlett (and other places) from the David Rumsey Map Collection; This one shows The Town of Bartlett in 1892 with many residences identified by occupant name. It shows present day Cobb Farm Road crossing the river in the area of Sawyers Rock and joining Rte 302. It shows the location of the Garland Ridge School on Stony Brook, The Hilltown School on West Side Road. Take a look and see who lived in your general area before you. This link will take you there. (unpredictable off site link, slow at times) Bartlett Historical Society Museum has a copy of the entire Atlas from which the above map was derived...donated by George Howard of Glen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. This 1796 Map shows Vere Royse and Tho Chadbourne as the principal owners of the majority of the Upper Bartlett and Harts Location Area. Click Here to see the 1796 Map. Very good resolution, zoom in to see the trees (almost). Captain Vere Royse was a soldier and surveyor and at one time served as surveyor-general of the Province of New Hampshire. He made charter maps for many White Mountains towns, including Chatham, Bartlett and Bretton Woods. In 1769 He was granted 2000 acres near the Saco river between Glen and Bartlett; This encompassed the area from present Day Harts Location Town Line and Rogers Crossing. The land was given for his services "during the late war in North America," but Captain Royse never settled here. The peak west of Evan Notch and nearby East Royse were named for him. The name Royse Mountain appeared on Samuel Holland's 1784 map. Thomas Chadbourne was born in Berwick Maine,March 26, 1736, the son of William and Mary Chadbourne. His Grant of 3000 acres is part of the area today know as Harts Location. Between 1772 and 1775 Mr Chadbourne sold his grant to Richard Hart. Mr Chadbourne was also granted acreage in Conway in 1773, where he settled and built the first framed house in that town. He married Hannah Long of Portsmouth in January 1758 and fathered eight children. He died on March 7, 1810. More Information can be obtained from the book "Harts Location in Crawford Notch" by Marion L Varney published in 1997. List of Maps We Have Found: Map, Bartlett 1892, high resolution, Rumsey Map GO sometimes this site is a bit persnickety Map, Collection of 25 early maps at WM History.org (not well maintained) GO Map, Historic Lodging Establishments, Some From 200 Years Ago GO Map, State, 1796 high resolution - Rumsey Map Collection. Very detailed GO AXIS GIS MAP _ HARTS LOCATION - INCLUDES BARTLETT. THIS IS A HIGH RESOLUTION MAP SHOWING PROPERTY LINES, WATER RESOURCES, SOIL TYPES AND MORE. IT CAN EVEN TELL YOU WHO OWNS VARIOUS ADDRESSES. A FASCINATING EXPERIENCE. THIS MAP IS PART OF THE HARTS LOCATION WEBSITE WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK. MapCarta offers a large collection of satellite maps that are both zoomable and have good resolution. Chadbourne Anchor 2 MT Royse Hart Ryce Bartlett Area - 1892 - collection Click the map for a large size you can see Bartlett Village to West Side Road - 1892 Rogers Crossing to Glen and West Side Road -1892- Glen to the Jackson Town Line - 1892 - Thorn Hill Road and Dundee - 1892 - Intervale Area -1892- Albany Area at Bear Notch Road Terminus - 1892 - Cobb Farm Road Showing bridge across the Saco out to route 302 - 1892 - Bartlett Area Royse and Chadbourne Received Land Grants, 5000 acres - There Wasn't Much in the way of Neighbors...or Residents 1796 Peg Mill Area - 1910 - Saco Valley Railroad 1892 Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Network - not dated - Bartlett Map with Points of Interest...Part of map is missing Library of Congress: Image 1 and 2 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1897. Click the image to go to the library and view the "zoomable" maps fire map There's always more to find

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Cave Mountain House The Howard Hotel The Bartlett Hotel CaveMtHouse First Hotel on This Site: The Cave Mountain House 1892 to 1905 - 13 years Historic Lodging Map THE CAVE MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1890 - 1905 was originally the summer home of one of the Jose brothers, owners of Bartlett Land and Lumber Company. The Hotel was purchased by Edgar Stevens in 1892. His specialty was entertaining the guests both at the Inn and with excursions through the mountains. Mr Stevens was a fabulous story-teller and enjoyed personally escorting his guests on wild rides through the mountains. The Inn's rooms were advertised as large and airy, with electric lights, hot and cold running water, and excellent views from most rooms. There was also a large farm connected with the hotel that provided fresh eggs, meat and vegetables. All this could be had for prices ranging from $7 to $12 per week. (in perspective, an average family earned about $35./ month in 1895) . On May 1, 1905 the Cave Mountain House and barn were totally destroyed by fire which started in the kitchen and a defective chimney aided in the ensuing inferno. The insured loss amounted to $10,875. This editor has found no information about what Mr Stevens did for the next nine years before his death in June 1914 at age 70. His grave is at the Fish Street Cemetery in North Fryeburg, Maine. The site remained empty until 1912 when the Howard Hotel was built on the same site. EDGAR AUGUSTUS STEVENS, proprietor of the Cave Mountain House at Bartlett, was born December 16, 1844, in Shelburne, N. H. . Edgar A. Stevens obtained his education in the common schools of Shelburne, after which he assisted his father on the farm until after the breaking out of the Civil War. Enlisting in 1863 in Company A, Eleventh Maine Volunteer Infantry, which was subsequently a part of the Twenty-fourth Army Corps, he participated in the battle of Ball's Bluff, the engagement at Hatcher's Run, where he was wounded in the foot, and at the siege of Richmond. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1866 as Orderly Sergeant. During the next three years Mr. Stevens was employed in a saw-mill at Berlin, N.H., and was later fireman for two years on the Grand Trunk Railroad. position on the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail Accepting in 1871 a similar road, he was employed as fireman until 1873, when he was promoted to the position of engineer, which he retained for twenty-one years. Coming to Bartlett in 1892, he purchased the Cave Mountain House, a small hotel containing but twelve rooms. This he has enlarged to a house of thirty-four rooms, with good accommodations for fifty guests, and has further improved it by putting in steam heat and electric lights. A pleasant host, attentive and accommodating, he has won an excellent patronage, many people of note visiting the house each summer, among whom may be mentioned Edward Everett Hale and family, the Rev. Mr. White, of Brookline, Mass., the Rev. Mr. Fay, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and numerous others. Mr. Stevens was a member of Ossola Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has held all the chairs; of Grant Post, No. 91, G. A. R., of Glen, which he has served as Commander; and of the Masonic order, in Fraternally, in which he has taken the thirty-second degree. In 1873, Mr. Stevens married Abbie T. Lewis, of Conway, and they had two children, namely: Bertha May, born November 12, 1879, who is a student in Wellesley College; and Blanche Louise , born May 1881, a graduate of Brewster Academy, who is now fitting herself for the profession of a music teacher. Stevens JOSE HowardHotel The Howard Hotel 1912 - 1947 - 35 years GKHowardObit The Howard Hotel Circa 1912 The Cave Mountain House burned in 1905 and was rebuilt as The Howard Hotel. Owned by G.K. Howard and managed by William Irish it opened on July 1, 1912. It was a first class hotel in its prime. Every room on the second and third floor connected with a bathroom, hot and cold water, and a room telephone to the front desk. The dining room seated 75 people. It provided drivers. The Howard enjoyed a long successful life and by the 1930's the rates started at $5.00 per day and $25.00 per week. These rates put it on a par with most of the other first class hotels in the area. See the original 1912 sales brochure for the Howard Hotel Below In December 1947 The hotel was purchased by Matt Elliot and Reland T. Hart and renamed the Bartlett Hotel. Matt operated the Hotel until his death in 1985. Considering Matt was there for 38 years there is scant information about him. In 1985 the Hotel was purchased by the Arthur and Chip Yannone of Brockton Massachusetts. They began a renovation of the hotel but in the winter of 1989 the Hotel was destroyed by fire caused while thawing frozen pipes. Source credit: The Latchstring was Always Out Aileen M. Carroll - 1994 Photo Below is G.K. Howard; Photo at right shows Mr. Howard and John O'Connell Granville K. Howard, Prominent Bartlett Resident Dies In the passing of Granville K. Howard on Nov. 17, 1949, at his home after a brief illness, Bartlett has lost one of its outstanding citizens. Born in Hartford, Vt., in 1864, he was graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1886 and always kept up his interests in the activities of the college. In 1887 he married Nellie Bailey of Landgrove, Vt ., and two years later he moved to Bartlett. From that time until his retirement in 1946 he was active in business, conducting a general store. In 1912 he built the Howard Hotel, which is now known as Bartlett Hotel. Mr. Howard held many town offices, having served as selectman and as a member of the school board. He was instrumental in forming the Bartlett Water Precinct of which he was treasurer for 51 years. Always interested in the welfare of the town, one of his last acts was to give a plot of land opposite the hotel for a public park. For many years he was active in Osceola Lodge, I. O. O. F., and was recently awarded his 50 year pin. His counsel and guidance will be missed by the many people who always found him a friend in time of need. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Bartlett Congregational Church.- The Reporter, Thursday, November 24, 1949 -pg 1 oconnell gk howard The Howard Sales Brochure Opening July 1, 1912 brochure The Howard - Circa 1930's The Bartlett Hotel 1947 to 1989 - 42 Years The Howard Hotel was purchased by Matt Elliott and Realand Hart in 1947. They renamed it the Bartlett Hotel. Unlike Mr Stevens of the Cave Mountain House and GK Howard of the Howard Hotel, this editor has found scant biographical or personal information about Elliott or Hart. Mr Elliott had a son, Edward M. Elliott, "Bert" who was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1957. His mother was Lottie Rounds Elliott and it seems she lived in Lynn, Ma. while Bert spent most of his younger years in Bartlett with his Dad, graduating from Kennett High School in 1976. Bert died of cancer in 2023 at Lynn, Ma. Mr. Hart eventually sold his share to Mr. Elliott but this editor has yet to find the details of that transaction nor what Mr Hart did subsequently. Matt operated the Hotel until his death in 1985 at which time it was purchased by the Yannones of Brockton Massachusetts. However, its days were numbered since in the winter of 1989 the Hotel was destroyed by fire caused while thawing frozen pipes. Source credit: The Latchstring was Always Out Aileen M. Carroll Fire Bartlett Hotel Circa 1970 Bartlett Hotel Circa 1950 Aftermath - March 1989 - Fire started at the left side from thawing frozen pipes. Hebert's Seafood Restaurant had been in the building for only a year or two. Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map

Bartlett NH area history Share The Village Area of Bartlett Page 2 Fred and Grace Garland operated Garland's Tea Room , and later it was a restaurant and ice cream parlor know simply as "Garlands" . It also had a few cabins, some of which are still there today. This restaurant operated until the early 1970's and was destroyed by fire. It was located just west of today's Post Office. In the 1948 picture below today's Post Office would be behind the Garlands Cabins sign. Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge FredGraceGarland Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Share WhatNot The What Not Shop was operated by Franklin and Almeda George from the mid 1940's. True to it's name, the store carried practically everything one could want in those days and even had an ice cream soda parlor and a barber shop. For quite a time he also sold gasoline out front. Franklin was the Town tax collector in those days and he operated that activity from the store as well. Franklin and his wife lived right across the street in the same house that his ancestors operated as an Inn in the mid 1800's. After Franklin's death the store was operated by Dottie Howard for a few years and then by David & Debby Phanauef, who renamed it to the Bear Notch Deli. David later sold the store to The Ryans. In January of 2009 the store was completely destroyed by fire caused by an electrical problem. This photo of the What Not Shop is from the mid 1950's. Today (2024) this site is a parking lot for the church. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 AlbanyAve 1907: Bartlett Village Railroad Square: The big white building is the Odd Fellows Hall , which has a stage and movie theatre. Next door to that is Hellen Hayes lodging house , The Maplewood. Hellen also operated The Elmcrest during the 1930's. That building is still standing and is located almost opposite the present day Villager Motel , It has been vacant for years. I recall watching Carroll Hayes butcher cattle in the barn there in the 1960's. Hellen, being an ambitious person also operated a restaurant, The Red Rooster, located on Main Street where Lydia Lansing now lives ( 2020) . The brown building (above) on Albany Avenue was a grocery store operated by the Gosselins, Joe and Myrtle and their two kids David and Sue. Mr Ryle ran a kindergarten upstairs. Mr. Wimpy Thurston Purchased the business from the Gosselins. Wimpy was one of the first real estate brokers in the area and by the mid 1950's he sold the store to Harold and Edith Jacobson and their son Arthur . Wimpy found real estate a better calling than storekeeper and he moved to North Conway and opened his office there at the Junction of Rte 16 and 302 next door to what was then The Yield House. The Jacobsons' were the last to operate a business here, which they continued well into the 1970's. After the Jacobson's sold the property it sat vacant for a time during which a zoning ordinance was enacted that made this area residential. A business no longer permitted, the building sat vacant until the Hodgkins family next door purchased it and the building was razed in the late 1990's. The land is still owned by the Hodgkins, who live next door. Next to the store is The Garland , an Inn built by Eben Garland . It also housed a drug store and jewelry store. It was sold to the Hodgkins family about 1920 for use as a private residence. It is still owned by the Hodgkins family. (photo above, right) The top picture was taken from the vicinity of the Railroad Depot building, Rail tracks are just to the left of this picture. jacobson helen hayes thurston gosselin RailroadSquare Edith and Harold Jacobson - undated photo Arthur Jacobson, 2012 Obituary HERE The Helen Hayes House where she operated the Maplewood Inn and raised her children and grandchildren. maplewood The Union Congregational Church on Albany Ave dated 1906, above and St Joseph's Catholic Church located on School Street, probably 1950's. Churchs 2 BartLumberCo Bartlett Lumber Company and Kearsarge Peg Mill complex about 1900 pegbasics FEB 12, 2016-BARTLETT — No one was injured but one of the world’s most unusual manufacturers and a major part of the town’s history was destroyed Friday afternoon when a fire leveled the Kearsarge Peg Company. Bartlett Fire Chief Pat Roberts, who said the fire was reported around 1:11 p.m. Friday by a custodian from the nearby Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, called the mill a total loss. Three people were inside the structure at the time of the fire and they managed to exit safely. Roberts said firefighters from between Tamworth and Jackson responded to the scene, adding that water and weather were both challenges. The first, he said, had to be drafted from the Saco River and then shuttled, while the second was down-right cold, with temperatures in the low double digits that froze firefighters and water alike. While the cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation, Roberts was clear that the fire is “absolutely not” suspicious. Gene Chandler, who chairs the Bartlett Board of Selectmen and is also a state representative, called the destruction of the mill “a terrible loss for the history of the Town of Bartlett,” recalling how the mill had at one time been one of the town’s largest employers and also a supplier of saw dust to farms, like the Chandler’s. Kearsarge Peg Co ., Inc. was a business located in Bartlett, NH that had been in continuous operation in this location for 121 years until it was destroyed by fire in February 2016. The company prospered through the years on its reputation for quality products and timely delivery. The original product (hardwood shoe pegs and hardwood tumbling media) is still manufactured in the facility, and in fact, Kearsarge was the only manufacturer of this product in North America. The principal business of the company at its inception was the manufacture of shoe pegs. Shoe pegs were long cross sectioned hardwood shapes with a point on one end, manufactured primarily from white, yellow and silver birch, although white maple and beech are occasionally employed as well. The Kearsarge Peg Co. manufactured approximately seventy-five different sizes of shoe pegs, which varied in size from 5/16 in. long by 1/18 in. wide to ¼ in. wide by 2.0 in. long . This product was used as a component of shoe manufacturing in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, and replaced shoe nails, as a means for insuring a lasting bond between the last and sole of the shoe. It was considered superior to metal nails, in that over time the wood peg would draw moisture from the ambient atmosphere and swell, forming a lock fit between these two components. Shoe manufacturing along with textiles was a major segment of the economy of New England at this time, and there were dozens of plants, which made this product in competition with Kearsarge. In its earlier years, Kearsarge exported heavily to the shoe industry in Norway, Germany, Australia and elsewhere. The use of pegs in shoe manufacturing came to an abrupt halt with the advent of the Second World War. (Exception: custom made climbing, skiing and cowboy boots). Not only did the company find that its export markets were now closed, but new developments in shoe manufacturing technology obviated the need for pegs to tie or lock the last and sole of shoes together. Lupoline, under the director of its founder Joseph Lupo of pioneered dry barrel finish or tumbling techniques in the early part of the twentieth century, with some patents dating as early as the 1920’s and 1930’s. He found that “shoe pegs” made an ideal mass finishing media for smoothing and polishing plastic parts in rotary barrel finish equipment. This technology was quickly adapted by major manufacturers such as Bausch & Lomb, Foster-Grant and the American Optical Co. and others to replace tedious manual finishing methods that involved buffing. These large manufacturers of eyeglass frame and sunglass frame components were soon utilizing hardwood pegs in bulk, by the truck load and even car load for abrasive finishing and polishing operations. This continues to be the primary use for hardwood pegs and other hardwood preform shapes that the company manufactures to this day. In the early 1980’s the company management decided that there was a need to become more involved on a technical level with the finishing industry. As a result the PEGCO Division was instituted as a marketing and technical arm to more aggressively market hardwood media for other applications. It soon became apparent that there was a need to make PEGCO a technical resource for the finishing industry. Its focus became providing technical solutions to difficult edge and surface finish problems by process development in its “process laboratory” and offering turn-key equipment and abrasive supply packages as the solutions to these problems. The company’s office and manufacturing facilities are found at the same location in Bartlett, NH. These facilities are comprised of approximately 25,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space encompassed in an eleven building complex, situated on seven acres bounded by Kearsarge Street and the White Mountain National Forest. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 pegmill fire Sanborn 1949 Photo: Standing, Lillian Sanborn, Leon Sanborn, ??? - Seated, Ray Abbott and not sure who child might be. Anchor 4 Anchor 5 Anchor 11 Anchor 12

Jericho Area of Bartlett this page under construction Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Jericho MAP The Jericho area is the left center area of this 1890's map of Bartlett. It generally follows the Rocky Branch River. Maple Mtn Logging The caption is difficult to read, but it says "Hauling Timber by 2000 foot cable" "Maple Mountain Rocky Branch 1914" Anyone out there care to share any stories about this adventure? E-mail them to me. Use the "Contact" link above Buster Parker Brothers Enoch and Humphrey Emery were among the first settlers to arrive in 1784. They accepted an offer from William Stark, who had been granted 3000 acres from Governor Wentworth, to homestead on part of the land. Their little area was originally known as Starks Location. In later times it became known as Jericho. Read Their Story HERE The Parker Family have occupied Jericho for many decades. This is Buster Parker and Family, perhaps 1980's ? Do you have any stories or remembrances of Jericho ? Tell me. Anchor 1

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... Crawford Notch section houses Railroad Section Houses of the Maine Central and P & O Railroads through Crawford Notch It is generally known that there were three popularly known Section houses in Crawford Notch. However, when the Portland and Ogdensburg opened the line there were many more houses, often in sight of each other. The dwelling most remembered is the famed Mt. Willard Section house . This fortress like building could be seen from US Route 302 along with Willey (pronounced willie not wylee) Brook Bridge, a double span deck girder bridge 104 feet long and 90 feet high at its highest point. The west end of the trestle was made of wood from 1875-1888. The entire bridge was replaced in 1905 with both spans of the bridge rolled out and the current new bridge being rolled in and the bridge reopened in 7 minutes!!!! and.......with no interruption in train service!! This building was located 83.54 miles from Portland, ME. Built in 1888 for the James Mitchell family it boarded section men that would work the most difficult section of the mountain line from Mile 82.5 miles from Portland to just east of Crawford’s Station: Section 129. In 1898 James Mitchell retired, at which time Joseph Monahan moved in as Section foreman until the summer of 1903, when Loring Evans and his wife Hattie set up housekeeping in the remote mountain dwelling. Loring was killed by accident in 1913 but Hattie stayed and boarded the section men until her retirement in 1941. In 1942 Hattie moved to one of her childrens residences in Maine where she died in 1954 at age 82, A recent Bartlett History newsletter featured the story of Hattie and the Evans Family. Read it here beginning on page 6. Researched and written by Scotty Mallett. Some photos on this page courtesy of Robert Girouard Sawyer River Station and Junction of The Sawyer River Railroad to Livermore. Sawyer River Station Section Houses on the way west through Crawford Notch 7 constructed by the P&O RR and 1 by the MEC. Name and Miles from Portland: *Sawyers River @ mile 74.8 (P&O) Section Foreman- 1888-1891 George Rich 1894-1902 John Stevens 1902-1903 Leslie Smith 1903-1905 George Murch 1905-1911 Merville Murch 1912-1927 John McCann 1927-1954-Robert Gardner Closed 1954 Carrigain Dwelling Carrigain Station and Town. The "dwelling" was about a mile west of this scene. Carrigain Dwelling @ mile 78.8 (later to become Willey house post office) (P&O) 1875-1894-? 1894-1896 Fred Pingree 1896-1940-Patrick McGee 1941-1973 Peter King 1973-1990 Private Dwelling Razed 1990 Avalanche Flag Stop later willey house Flag Stop *Avalanche flag stop @ mile 80.8 (P&O) 1875-1887 Anthony Swift *Willey House flag stop @ mile 80.9 (replaced Avalanche) 1870 - 1883 -Alfred Allen (Foreman, but Lived at Crawford House) 1887-1903 William Burnell 1903-1941 - Joe & Florence Monahan 1943-1953-Joseph Burke 1953-1965 Cornelius Griffin 1965-1976- Wellman Rowell Closed 1976 Burned by the Railroad 1988 Aldrige House @ mile 82.5(P&O) 1875-1894 Joseph Aldridge Closed unknown Guay Place @ mile 83 (P&O) 1875-1888 Forman Unknown monahanjoe Joe & Florence Monahan. Much has been written about the Evans Family who resided at the Mt Willard Section House yet we don't hear so much about others who raised their families next to the tracks. Joseph and Florence Monahan were one such couple who raised their six daughters at the Willie House Station Flagstop, two miles east of the Evans family. Joseph Monahan became foreman of Section 129 in 1898 and to ok up residence at the Mt. Willard Section House upon James Mitchell's retirement. Joe was "filling in" for Loring Evans, who was away for a trackmen's strike. In 1901, Joe married Florence Crawford Allen, the daughter of Alfred Mingay Allen, who was Section Foreman at Fabyan's (Fourth Division - Section 130). A.M. Allen later owned an Ice Cream Parlor and Gift Shop in Bretton Woods. The Monahans had one child while at Mt. Willard Section House: Gertrude born March 3, 1902. On the day Gertrude was born, it was too stormy to send the doctor to the house on the train, so they bundled Florence up and put her on the train to Fabyans, where Gert was delivered. In the summer of 1903, the Monahan family was moved to section 128 - Willey House Station, where the family was blessed with five more girls (Ethel, Hazel, Alyce, Doris and Agatha). Joe Monahan dubbed them his "super six"! The girls were very friendly with the Evans children, who now occupied the Mt. Willard Section House, about a mile west of the Monahan residence. Joe built them a playhouse in the backyard where the two Evans girls would visit and play with their dolls and toys in the little house. The Monahans were of the Catholic faith. There was no church nearby, so the priest would come to their home to perform mass. The residence was a busy place, housing the Post Office, Telegraph Office and 2 crewmen. Florence was appointed Postmaster in 1903. In addition to cooking and cleaning for the family and crew, she found time to serve on the Hart's Location Board of Education. Meanwhile, Joe served on the Town Board of Health, was a Road Agent, Supervisor of Checklist and was a Town Selectman for 22 years, beginning in 1905. In this remote building (which also served as a dwelling) the people of Hart's Location came here to vote. It was said that from mid-October to early April, the rays of the sun never touched this building. When the girls were old enough, they attended school at Bemis except during the winter months, when the teacher came to their residence twice a week. Eventually, all the children went to school in Fabyan, with the train serving as their school bus. Doris (born 1/1/1910), better known as Dot, would be the only child to remain in Hart's Location during her adult years. After Dot completed the sixth grade, she attended school at St. Johnsbury Vermont as a boarder. She was a graduate of Whitefield High School, Class of 1927 and went on to Concord Business School. She worked in Boston until 1928, when health problems forced her to return hom e. Dot married Peter King, section foreman at the Carrigain Section House. They had two children (Shirley and William "Bill"). Dot and Pete purchased the Carrigan dwelling in 1941. Dot took after her parents, becoming Postmaster and Town Clerk from 1935 to the 1970's. Many First in the Nation Presidential Election votes were cast around her dining table. Peter King died in 1956, and Dot moved to Bartlett. She married Robert "Bob" Jones (died 1975) and then married Ralph Clemons, who died in 1993. Dot continued to live in their Birch Street home until her death (7/21/2006). The Carrigain Dwelling remained in the family. Son Bill King purchased the residence from his mother in 1989, with plans to renovate. An inspection showed that the house had to be razed. A new log home was built on the site in 1990, where Bill and wife Carolyn lived comfortably. The Bartlett Historical Society featured an interview with Bill King in one of the Newsletters; h e nce, you may read the continuing story at this link: 2020 Newsletter, Go To Page 6. SOURCES: "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" -Marion L. Varney, 1997, Laurie Spackman & Sylvia Pinard: personal recollections. ( Laurie is Gertrude's granddaughter; Sylvia is Gerts daughter.) . Monahan pictures are attributed to the Pinard family collection. Notes: Only two of Joe and Flore nce's grandchildren survive today (2023) - Bill King and Laurie Spackman's mother, Sylvia Pinard of Lebanon, NH. They are first c ousins. No doubt, some may wond er how Mom, Dad, Six daughters and section crew boarders all fit inside this modestly sized dwelling? Imagine the housekeeping chore with coal burning monsters passing within a few feet, several times a day. This editor has no answer except that life and expectations are now vastly different than 100+ years ago. The Monahan family - 1915 Back Row: Ethel, Agatha, Florence, Joe Front Row: Hazel, Alyce, Dot and Gertrude Th e Monahan "Super-six". Gertrude, Ethel, Hazel, Aly ce , Doris and Agatha These are four of the Monahan's Grandchildren The first four Monahan Grandchildren: Left: Shirley and Bill King (Dot and Pete's children) Right: Eleanor and Joanne Pinard (Gertrude and Horace's children) kingpeter kingdot monahanGert Allen PLEASE NOTE; THIS WEBSITE IS OPTIMIZED FOR TABLET OR LAPTOPS, Content may be jumbled on a small phone screen...Sorry. Back Row: Eleanor Pinard, Hazel, Florence, Joe and unknown. Middle Row: Joanne Pinard, Gertrude Pinard, Ethel and Alyce. Front/crouching: Doris King, Shirley King and Agatha. Hazel has her arm around Eleanor (Florence's oldest granddaughter/Hazel's niece/Gert's oldest daughter) G ert is holding her daughter Joanne. Dot is holding her daughter Shirley. Below are Dick and Brother Joe Monahan at the Willey Residence. Undated photo courtesy of Bill King. Agatha Monahan Wallace (near age 100? not sure.) She died only 2 days shy of her 103rd birthday on December 31, 2016. The Youngest Daughter, Agatha, wrote her memories of "Happ enings Growing Up By The Railroad Tracks at Willey House" NOTE TO READER: Agatha w as 88 years old when she penned these words in 2001. The story has been typed for ease of reading. I have taken this from 13 1/2 pages of memories hand -written by Agatha “Babe” Monahan (then Wallace). I have stayed true to her spelling and grammar. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these memories; she lived them and this is a record of her memories and hers alone. Laurie Hammond Spackman - granddaughter of “Babe’s” eldest sister, Gertrude Willey House Station and flag stop through the years in various states of condition StoryAgtha Willey House Station also housed the post office and telegraph for Harts Location. Their first early morning Presidential election was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948 The first early morning Presidential election vote for Hart's Location was held here at 7:a.m. November 2, 1948. Left to right, Mrs Macomber, Town Clerk, Douglas Macomber, Joseph Burke, Preston King, Alice Burke and son Merle, Mrs Morey and George Morey. . Willey House Station in its final years. By 1984, when these pictures were taken, it had declined to an irrecoverable condition. The railroad burned the building in 1988. A visitor today might still find the concrete foundation walls and bits of iron stuff laying about. The kitchen cook stove was "off in the woods" the last time I was there in 2004. But, since folks can rarely just leave stuff alone, it's probably gone by now. ("now" being 2019) The Foremans cottage The Foremans Cottage was located on the big curve that was built of granite blocks on the side of Mt. Willard. James Mitchell, his family and section men were the only inhabitants of this dwelling. It was located at Mile Post 84 just about 1/4 mile west of the Mt.Willard Dwelling. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchells "cottage" was built under the cliffs of Mt. Willard and on occasion, rock slides came through the house. The P&O tried to solve the rock problem by chaining some rock together. Thus the area became known as "Chained Rock". In 1887 after a horrifying night of rock slides, thunder, and lighting, Mr. Mitchell tenured his resignation. The famed Mt. Willard dwelling was built for The Mitchell's so Mr. Mitchell would stay on. He accepted the offer and did not retire until 1899. In 1887 Mr & Mrs Mitchell, two sons and a daughter moved into the Mt Willard House. The "Foremans Cottage " was torn down in 1888. The Foremans Cottage in 1875 with James Mitchell and his wife. Mt Willard Section House Mt Willard @ 83.5(Maine Central) 1888-1898- James Mitchell 1898-1903-Joe Monahan family 1903-1941- Loring Evans Family 1944-1950-O. Douglas Macomber 1951-1952-Quervis Strout 1954-1962-Thomas Sweeney 1963-1965-Wellman Rowell Closed 1965 Burned by the Railroad 1972 Mitchell Dwelling @ mile 84.0 (P & O) 1875-1888 James Mitchell ** If anyone can offer corrections to the dates and people listed, it would be of great help. All the names and dates above were taken by Scotty Mallett from the book “Harts Location” by Marion Varney Mt Willard Section House with Hattie Evans and her children. Perhaps 1920. Their homestead was actually a cheerier place than this photo might suggest. Additional photos are up at the top of this page. One of Our Newsletters includes a detailed article about the Evans Family. You can find it here, on page 6 Editors Note: Complete biographies of all the folks mentioned in this article can be found at Marion L. Varney's book, "Hart's Location in Crawford Notch" - 1997 fireWillard On August 17, 1888 the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad was leased to the Maine Central Railroad for 999 years. Included in the lease were all section Houses, Stations, Locomotives and Rolling stock as well as personnel. I thought you might be interested in the value assigned to the buildings and furnishings from Intervale thru Crawford Notch. Remember, these are 1888 prices and 1888 spelling! Intervale Passenger Station $100 Desk, Chair and Baggage Truck $30 Glen Station Passenger Station and Freight House $500 Assorted Furniture $75 Bartlett Station $1000 Freight House $150 Engine House (6 pits) $1000 Repair Shop $100 Woodshed $100 Tank House $200 Furniture, Stoves, desks, Freight truck, Passenger Truck $100 Coal Derrick $50 Sawyer’s River Station Building $75 Bemis Brook Section House $400 Avalanche Section House $400 Tank House $200 Moor’s Brook (spelled Moor’s) Old Section House $300 Mt. Willard Section House $4000 Furniture, 1 room $50 Crawfords Station $100 Ticket case, Desk, Stove and Baggage Barrow $55 Total Intervale to Crawfords $9,385 The lease of the P&O was cancelled some 50 years later when the Maine Central bought the remaining shares. Editors note: If this $9385 was adjusted for inflation the amount would be $260,000 in 2018 dollars. 1966: "Helper" engines on the Frankenstein Trestle, probably returning to Bartlett Station. Source Material: Life by the Tracks, Virginia C. Downs - 1983 Hart's Location in Crawford Notch, Marion L. Varney - 1997 Some Photos on this page, and elsewhere on this web-site, are part of the Raymond W. Evans collection now owned by Robert Girouard. We extend our gratitude for his permission to use them as part of this and other stories. - - Dave Crawford Station: February 22, 1910 roster 1895 Railroad Division Roster

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Godfrey Nicholas Frankenstein 1820 - 1873 Frankenstein Cliff and Trestle in Crawford Notch Story by Scotty Mallett - Railroad Historian Godfrey N. Frankenstein was born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1820. He and his family fled and immigrated to America in 1831 eventually settling in Ohio. The 1830’s wave of emigration from Germany was caused chiefly by economic hardships, including unemployment and crop failures. Many Germans also left to avoid wars and military service. In some cases, government entities encouraged poor citizens to emigrate. Godfrey had 3 siblings, all of whom became artists. At the age of 13 he became a sign painter and at the age of 19 was a portrait painter. In 1841 he founded and was the first president of the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts. When he was 24, in 1844, he went to Niagara Falls. The grandeur of the Falls impressed upon him a new direction. Over a nine year period he would paint hundreds of scenes of the Falls all from different perspectives. Beginning in 1853 he then began a five year process to transfer the sketches to canvas. He picked 80 to 100 good drawings and copied each one to single panels that stood at least eight feet high. The end product was a roll of canvas that when unfurled was nearly 1000 feet long. Frankenstein cleverly juxtaposed scenes from different years to show the changes. In 1858 he began to show them to audiences, mostly in New York City, one at a time, like a moving picture, telling a story in the process. At fifty cents per person to see the show it was a success beyond his expectations. In 1867, Frankenstein traveled to Europe and spent two years abroad painting many mountain landscapes. Below, "The Mill Pond" in Ohio Godfrey had a great love of the White Mountains and when traveling there he stayed with Dr. Samuel Bemis (1793–1881) at his stone cottage in Crawford Notch, later known as the Inn Unique and currently The Notchland Inn, and he formed a friendship with Bemis. Dr. Bemis owned most of the Crawford Notch at that time and named the cliffs and the gulf below after his friend Frankenstein. It is said that Mr. Frankenstein painted many White Mountains scenes yet these paintings are hard to find. Frankenstein would die in 1873 at his home in Springfield, Ohio. Two years later, in 1875, when the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad built the Railroad through Crawford Notch the trestle that stands today was named Frankenstein Trestle. Sources: https://unrememberedhistory.com/tag/godfrey-nicholas-frankenstein/ http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2006/05/28/new-hampshire-when-frankenstein-roamed-the-white-mountains/ https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/portrait-godfrey-frankenstein-8570 Godfrey Frankenstein's 1848 Painting of "Mount Washington Over Tuckerman's Ravine" can be found at this link. http://whitemountainprints.org/Godfrey_Frankenstein.html

Our Most Recent Views Posted Feb 2024 Have Patience while pictures materialize Photos Page 1 Photos Page 2 Photos Page 3 Photos Page 4 Photos Page 5 Photos Page 6 Photos Page 7 The south face of the museum building painted with its 2nd coat of white A view from School Street of the resided and landscaped front of the museum building The back of the museum building, resided and painted; the new exit door is installed also Sodality of the Holy Rosary stained-glass window back in place after a complete refurbishment Two of the nine new Marvin windows with the new siding and paint. Stained-glass window commemorating Bishop Denis Bradley in its lightbox and backlit by an LED panel First coat of blue finish paint has been rolled onto the walls; ceiling painting is complete Coat of white paint has been applied to the entire building – view from the choir loft toward the stage (former altar) area View from the stage area toward the front of the building – white primer paint covers everything. The museum renovation is really showing progress now. We decided to get a quote from Bruce Frechette as he’s Bill Duggin’s go-to painter. Bruce came back with a very reasonable offer, cut his rates per hour and said he’d get a crew in the building quickly to start the painting. Sheetrock wall covering has been installed throughout the building DONATE TO MUSEUM NOW Three stained-glass windows in lightboxes, backlit with LED panels – they shine as though being lit by daylight Trim Work: The major project of installing the interior trim is underway – shown is the wainscoting installation in progress Triangle of stained-glass showing the Holy Rosary window (in natural light) plus Bishop Bradley and Father Lacroix windows (both with LED backlighting) Sanding All of the original flooring that will remain exposed has been sanded and prepared for painting (a dark gray as it once was painted) – the stage area shown here was coated with varnish at one time Vinyl plank flooring has been installed in the foyer; this plank flooring was also installed in the ADA lavatory and curator’s work space Four beautiful chandeliers have been installed and add a dramatic effect to the entire room. Exit Area 5 Vinyl plank flooring is shown in the back exit area, notice the fir door installed also. Trim Work 2 This photo shows the wainscoting being installed on the walls of the stage area; the original church has wainscoting and a chair rail around the outer walls; we’re recreating that image If you looked at all the pictures, beginning in 2016, (on the pages shown at right) you know that we have come a long way on this journey. When we started in 2016 this entire concept seemed like a nearly impossible undertaking. Looking back now, 8 years have elapsed and remarkable progress has been achieved thanks to the dedicated leadership of Phil Franklin, the generous endeavors of many people, including Bill Duggan and crew as general contractor, and strong financial support from the hundreds of donors who shared our enthusiasm. A big thank you goes out to all of you. We are not quite finished but the grand opening is definitely in sight. See our list of items that need to be completed. And, of course, cash donations still work! DONATE TO MUSEUM NOW Photos Page 1 Photos Page 2 Photos Page 3 Photos Page 4 Photos Page 5 Photos Page 6 Photos Page 7 Intro to Your Museum Church - Early History Coming Attractions Museum Floor Plan Progress in Pictures Museum Gifting Levels How to Donate Museum Donor Form

History of the West side Road area bartlett, nh Drown Family - Pitmans Arch - Pendexter BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 West Side Road WestSideRd The West Side Road begins in Glen, passes through what is known as Cooks Crossing, past Dick Plusch's "Goat Farm". Then down the hill and around the bend to what was once known as Hilltown. It follows the bank of the Saco River, then past the historic Lady Blanche House and continuing along past the Lucy Farm and on into North Conway.. The "Goat Farm" was owned in the early to mid 1900s by Severo Mallet-Prevost. Calista Allan and her second husband, Tom Allan, took care of the Goat Farm when the Mallet-Prevosts were away (they were summer residents). Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Rick Garon ‎ sent us this information about his Great Great Grandmother who lived on the West Side Road in the 1850's. His description below: "Don't know if this means anything, but these are picture of my great great grandmother, Mary Abigail Cook Drown, born in Porter, Maine in 1830 to William Cook and Abigail Bickford. She was the wife of Samuel William Drown. She died in 1923. One picture was taken of the house on West Side Road. Don't know who the child is. possibly my grandmother who was born in 1902. But there were other children of that age in the family at that time. Notice her house on the maps that you posted." Drown A bit fuzzy but readable (maybe) if you put on your specs. Olive Drown 1909 Mary Abigail and husband, Sam, are buried in the Hilltown Cemetery on West Side Road. Sam's headstone is readable while Mary's is probably one that has faded away. See the details of Lady Blanch at THIS PAGE Blanche The Hilltown area on the West Side Road remains only in memories. There are still one or two cellar holes to be seen and a couple of houses probably of a later vintage. The Hilltown Cemetery is a spot you drive by frequently but difficult to find. It is on the West Side Road, on the right about two miles from the Bartlett end. Look for sharp corner just before the road goes down hill to the river. There's a driveway with a bamboo patch and faint remains of an old house foundation. (Very dangerous driveway to exit...visibility very poor. May be advisable to park somewhere else nearby and walk back to the driveway). We have a few pictures taken at the Hilltown Cemetery a few years ago that can be seen at this link. HILLTOWN CEMETERY We bet you have never heard of the 1936 Hilltown Landslide on West Side Road. Resident Eugene Hill was killed. SLIDE "History Repeats Itself. Slide at Willey House - Crawford Notch, NH". Kearsarge SEE MORE SLIDE PICTURES EASTMAN Recalling the great killer slide of March 1936 Slide killed watchmaker Eugene Hill 73 years ago this month Tom Eastman - March 28, 2009 BARTLETT — Spring floods are nothing new, but the one that hit the North Country in March 1936 wreaked more havoc than usual and ended up killing West Side Road resident Eugene Hill in the area of Bartlett known as Hilltown. Local historian Dan Noel, who has been battling cancer, recently forwarded The Conway Daily Sun a telling of the tragic tale by an eyewitness who traveled to the devastated site after the slide that caused Hill's death the morning of March 12, 1936. He believes the eyewitness account may have been written by the late Buster Parker, of Bartlett. Other information was gleaned by looking at microfilm of the March 12 and March 19 editions of the now defunct Reporter newspaper of North Conway in the Henney History Room of the Conway Public Library, as well as interviewing Brian Hill of Lower Bartlett, nephew of Eugene Hill, a watchmaker who lived alone when the fatal disaster struck. On a gloriously sunny first day of spring on Friday afternoon, March 20, West Side Road resident and town father Chet Lucy took time out from his maple sugaring operation to show a reporter exactly where the slide happened farther north up the road 73 years ago in the Hilltown enclave of Hill family members. “My father [Arthur O. Lucy], was involved in the story, as he was part of the rescue effort,” said the still winter-bearded Lucy, a former Conway selectman whose family Conway roots go back some 250 years. “I was born in 1926, so I was 9 years old at the time, and it was quite a thing.” We drove north past the Lady Blanche House, around a bend in the road, and down to the flat area below Pitman's Arch to a section across from the Saco River and the home of Chuck Kalil the heart of the former Hilltown area. To our left on the west side of the road were two houses, a barn and a trellis at the base of a cliff. “Just like the Willey Slide that you know about [in Crawford Notch in August 1826], the slide came down over there and divided, leaving the Colson house standing where that white house is now,” said Lucy, who, like Noel, is a lover and keeper of local history. The river flooded the road but it was the slide that came into Eugene Hill's house and killed him, according to accounts from that era. “The road used to be lower than it is now. The state built it higher,” said Lucy, wearing his wool green and black plaid spring-chores jacket. The following account of the slide was reported in the Thursday, March 19, 1936 issue of The Reporter, a week after the March 12 disaster: “Though flood damage in northern Carroll County has been light compared with that in other parts of New England, this locality was mentioned in headlines and broadcasts through the tragic death of Eugene Hill and the dramatic rescue of several survivors of the slides at Hilltown, on the West Side Road from North Conway to Bartlett. "Last Thursday morning at about 8 o'clock, slides of snow and ice crashed against the northwest corner of the home of Eugene Hill, ripping out the corner of the house and burying its owner, who lived there alone, under several feet of ice and debris. A similar slide tore out a part of the lower floor of the second house to the north, belonging to Nathan Hill, carrying Mrs. Sarah Seavey, 83, Mr. Hill's housekeeper, across the road and burying her up to the armpits in snow, ice and wreckage.” The Reporter account verified Chet Lucy's recollection that the slide divided around one of the homes, just as the August 1826 slide in Crawford Notch had divided around the Willey homesite in that famous White Mountain disaster: “As freakish as most disasters,” noted the Reporter, “the house between the two, occupied by Webster Colson, was undamaged. Mr. Colson, together with his wife, son and daughter, at once started for Bartlett for help, and reached there after considerable difficulty, due to parts of the road that were submerged. Rescue parties finally started for the scene of the disaster. the first truck was from Main Street Garage, North Conway, and included Henry Thompson, Myron Hanson, Dr. McDonald, a selectman from Bartlett, and others. James Waldron, forestry superintendent of the Saco River CCC Camp at Glen, was in Bartlett at the time, and followed close behind with two trucks and his crew of about 20 boys. The North Conway truck was unable to reach Hilltown, but the two higher CCC trucks, after considerable difficulty, were able to reach the scene of the disaster where they found Mrs. Walker, daughter of Mrs. Seavey, trying to extricate her with a small coal shovel. Seavey was removed from the wreckage and, after receiving temporary treatment from Dr. G. Harold Shedd (of ski bone doctor fame when skiing took hold in the region), and two nurses from Memorial Hospital (Gladys Carter and Doris Haley), she was taken by stretcher and boat to the home of Arthur Lucy, along with Nathan Hill and Mrs. Walker, who were uninjured.” The following day, Sarah Seavey was taken to Memorial Hospital as a precaution. Nathan Hill, meanwhile, 94, was returned to the Lucy's home for two weeks until the waters subsided. Dan Noel, who first brought the tale of the disaster to the Sun's attention, provided a copy of a letter written by an unidentified first-hand witness and participant of the rescue effort. “I came across the letter the other day. I don't recall how I came across it to begin with, but I thought it made for an interesting story that you might want to use,” said Noel, a lifelong collector of White Mountain history and professional photographer whose clients in the past included Yield House and Cranmore Mountain. Arriving at the scene on foot after much difficulty driving on West Side Road in the flood waters, the witness gave the following account: “We immediately went to the residence of Gene Hill where we found the house completely filled with ice clear to the rafters. We all started digging in the ice and we first found the arm of Gene which held the stove poker, evidently had just filled the stove when it happened. We dug the body out of the ice.” The eyewitness went on to say that Hill was a jeweler, and that they found watches strewn across the area. “As each one was tagged,” he wrote, “they were put in a pail and taken to Fred Hanscom, town clerk of Bartlett.” The Reporter added a paragraph or two, adding to the mystery of whatever happened to Eugene Hill's belongings: “Mr. Hill, a watchmaker by trade, had been partially crippled for the past 20 years, and had lived alone since the death of his mother a few years ago. Soon after the disaster, several watches and other articles of jewelry, were recovered from the ruins. Relatives, however, voiced their suspicions that he also had a box containing money and this was finally found on Saturday after considerable search by Harold Hill of Kearsarge and turned over to Bartlett officials for safekeeping.” On their departure, the party encountered Dr. Shedd, Ms. Carter and Ms. Haley. “Both nurses [were] carried across the brook by Walter Lock of Glen, and Dr. Shedd was in the process of being carried across on Walter's back. Walter accidentally stubbed his toe and, both got a ‘Yankee Dunking.' When we arrived back to the Rocky Branch Bridge and crossed it, the bridge dropped into the stream at once [behind the rescuers, Dr. Shedd and nurses Carter and Haley]. The following day the road was [plowed] out by the Bartlett town tractor.” Meanwhile, according to Henry Hatch, who was another rescuer, “Arthur Lucy took Ellsworth Russell and Cedric Colbath with him from Conway Supply Co. R.F. Harmon was also in the party who went to Hill Town [sic] and I believe were the ones or part of the crew that dug Mr. Hill out of the debris. I believe they took Eugene Hill out by canoe to the road at Lady Blanche House and then by various means, got to Conway and back by East Side Road to Furber Funeral Home.” The funeral home was operated by Arthur Furber, and was located behind what most recently was D.J.'s Bedding and Outlet and which for a number of years served as Brothers II, across from the Up Country . Chester Lucy remembers that part of the tale. He said his father, Arthur O. Lucy, co-founder in 1933 of Conway Supply , and others transported the body by rowboat and then truck to Smith-Allard Farm on the West Side. There, they met Furber, who transported the body across the river on the bridge and to the funeral home. “My father told my mother Irene to call Arthur he didn't have to say his last name [Furber]; she knew who he was talking about and let him know that they were coming by canoe. Arthur didn't catch on exactly what she was talking about at first, so my father said, ‘Just tell him we're coming and to meet us at the railroad bridge!’ Eventually she got Arthur to understand that my father was bringing some cargo ... a body!” said Lucy this week. Nathan Hill, meanwhile, couldn't go back to his home during the high waters, so he spent two weeks with the Lucy family in their home, a house that was lost to fire in 1942. “In Conway Village,” wrote Janet Hounsell in her book, “Conway, New Hampshire 1785-1997,” “The main damage was loss of water. Friday and Saturday [after the Thursday flood] there was no mail in or out, and residents of Oak Street left home for higher ground. Thursday night, houses near the Saco River Bridge were evacuated. Cellars were flooded and Thursday the water pipes where they cross the Swift River ruptured, so the village was without water except for rainwater.” Hounsell added further information on Arthur Lucy's role. “When Arthur Lucy, of the Conway Supply Co., learned there'd been an avalanche at Humphrey's Ledge, he took three millworkers and started off to help with the rescue work. By auto, boat and snowshoes the crew reached the spot. They worked until the body of the victim was located. Lucy brought the remains by boat and toboggan to Conway.” The Reporter's March 19, 1936 account said that due to the high rains, "The East Branch Bridge in Intervale (today's Route 16A in the days before what is today's Route 16 was built) was menaced by high water, the West Side Road was impassable and the flood caused a washout in a fill near the Lady Blanche House and in spite of temporary repairs, it subsequently washed out completely. "The Lady Blanche house is isolated. There is now no means of getting to Bartlett. The village of Conway is now practically surrounded by water, and various low spots are flooded, including the athletic field and the ground in front of the B&M station." Another flood hit the following week just as The Reporter was going to press on March 19, 1936 proving that spring and floods are constant companions in the valley of the Saco. Photo Below on West Side Road near Hilltown HILL Eugene SEE MORE SLIDE PICTURES ARCH Pitman's arch on west side road OCTOBER 1885: A cavern has been accidentally discovered in Humphrey’s ledge a few miles from North Conway, which is attracting much attention. It has an entrance 20 feet wide and 12 feet high, and is located in what has been heretofore considered an almost inaccessible section. The cutting off of a heavy timber growth resulted in the finding of it. Those who have examined it say that in wildness and picturesqueness it is far superior to the celebrated cave at “Cathedral” ledge in the immediate vicinity. The cavern has been named “Pitman’s Arch,” in honor of Lycurgus Pitman of North Conway. Lycurgus Pitman (1848-1908) — of Conway, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Bartlett, Carroll County, N.H., April 9, 1848. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1887-88; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904. Died in Carroll County, N.H., November 11, 1908 (age 60 years, 216 days). Relatives: Son of George Winthrop Maston Pitman and Emeline (Chubbuck) Pitman (1822-1889); brother of William Pitman (1855-1940); married to Lizzie I. Merrill (1852-1891); nephew of Joseph Pitman (1823-1908); grandson of Joseph Pitman (1788-1875). Political family: Pitman family of New Hampshire. About 1890 Lycurgis undertook the building of a road to the area above the arch at great expense to himself. The road was extremely steep and its exact location is unknown as of this writing. More information about the Pitman family in Intervale can be found at this link. This 1909 picture shows a foot bridge that crossed the Saco River in the vicinity of Humphry's Ledge on the West Side Road. It was a popular short-cut for folks staying at the Hotels in Intervale for access to Cathedral Ledge, Echo Lake and Pitman's Arch. This editor assumes it must have been replaced every year after high water. Click TOP picture for large size. Saco River and West Side Road. Looking South near Hilltown. You can find this same spot today. A popular swimming spot. Click Picture for a larger view. Footbridge More West Side Road coming later Anchor 3

Source: White Mountains National Forest. In 1831, Thomas Russell in the then Burton, NH (which would later become Albany) acquired five 100 acre lots for a total of $5.25. One lot was numbered 13 in the Fourth Range of the North Division of the town. On lot 13, Thomas, assisted by his second son, Amzi (pronounced aim-zee), built the frame structure that stands today. In 1832, Thomas and his wife, Ruth, sold lot 13 and the house to Amzi. On December 3, 1834, Amzi Russell married Eliza Morse George, after which they moved to the house. Eliza and Amzi raised five daughters here; one of who was Ruth Priscilla Russell. The family subsided on the meager garden crops they were able to grow, supplemented by wild game as well as fruits of the field, forest, and stream. They received a moderate income from a sawmill and from a store that they ran in their home at one time. During the years from 1834 through 1877, Amzi acquired thousands of acres of virgin timberland. He was certain that the railroad would eventually come into the valley and transport his prized timber to the mills in Conway and Bartlett. The logging railroads did eventually arrive, unfortunately too late in 1877, Amzi Russell died, leaving a mortgage and unpaid taxes on approximately 8,700 acres, all but the home lot of 100 acres and an additional 192 acres in three separate lots were sold to meet the family’s financial obligations. In 1887, Eliza Russell deeded the property to her daughter, Ruth Priscilla, and Ruth’s husband, Thomas Alden Colbath, who continued to farm the land and care for the aging Eliza. In the late 1880s, the population of the valley had grown. There were 20 or more farms, two schoolhouses, and a small hotel. During the summer, many visitors came to enjoy the clean air and the relaxing surroundings. In 1890, the first Passaconaway Post Office was set up in the house and Ruth Priscilla Colbath became the first postmistress. She held the position until 1906 or 1907. One day in 1891, Thomas Colbath left the house, saying he would be back “in a little while.” Ruth never saw him again. She remained in the house where she had been born, eking out a meager living. It is told that she placed a light in her window each night, expecting Thomas to return. On November 15, 1930. Mrs. Colbath died at the age of 80, still believing that her husband would eventually return. Three years later, Thomas Alden Colbath did indeed return to the deserted house and heard the story about his wife, now deceased, and a light that shone each night for 39 years in the darkness of the Passaconaway Valley. Thomas indicated that he had no quarrel with his wife. He had remained in the area for at least a year after which he began wandering farther and farther away. After a time, he said that he was too ashamed to return to his wife and home. What prompted his return? It is anyone’s guess. Thomas discovered upon his arrival that he had no home, as the estate of his wife had been settled the previous year. The proceeds from the sale of the land and home had been divided among Mrs. Colbath’s closet known living relatives; four cousins. Thomas remained for a short time before he once again wandered away. Buried in the village cemetery, just east of the house, are Thomas and Ruth Russell, Amzi and Eliza Russell, and Ruth Priscilla Colbath, in addition to other family members. Ruth Priscilla’s grave is the sole family member’s stone to be marked. It is situated where, in death, she can continue to view her home and the mountains she loved so dearly in life. New owners, who used the place as a summer residence, renovated the house in 1935. The barn and shed were torn down at that time. In 1848, extensive repairs were made to preserve the aging house. It is fortunate that the owners did little to change the original setting as was feasible and is open to the public as a historic site. For more information, cal One fall afternoon in 1891, 41-year-old Thomas Colbath left the farm to run some errands. He told his wife, “I’ll be back in a little while,” and headed down the road. When it started to get dark, Ruth lit an oil lamp and put it in the window to help him find his way in. But Thomas Colbath didn’t return that night, or the next day. Friends searched the roads for him in vain. Did he get lost? Mauled by a bear? Suffer a heart attack? Robbed and murdered? Perhaps he had some dementia event and lost his memory? Or had he simply walked out on his wife? Ruth never saw him again. She remained alone in the house where she was born, eking out a living, waiting for her husband to return. Ruth lit the oil lamp in the window every night for the next 39 years, hoping for Thomas to find his way home. 83-year-old Thomas Colbath back home again after 39 years of “running errands.” Courtesy White Mountain National Forest Visitor Information Services Ruth died in 1930 at the age of 80. Three years after she died, 83-year-old Thomas returned. He offered conflicting explanations for why he had left and where he had been the previous 42 years. Thomas indicated that he had no quarrel with his wife. He had remained in the area for about a year, and then began wandering farther away. Some versions of the story suggest he made his way to Cuba and then on to Panama, where he worked digging the Panama Canal. Other versions have him in California or out west building railroads. After being gone for a while, Thomas was too embarrassed and ashamed to return to his wife and home. What inspired his eventual return is unknown. Perhaps he wanted to face his sins and ask forgiveness before he died. But that didn’t happen. Thomas was told by neighbors that his wife had died, and the home had been sold. Ruth’s estate had been settled, and the proceeds from the sale divided among her cousins. Ruth was buried in a small cemetery within sight of the house she was born in and had never ventured far from. Thomas wandered away and was never seen again. When my tour of the homestead completed, I resumed on my way running errands, only now with the story of Ruth and Thomas Colbath on my mind. His concept of “be back in a little while” was very different from mine when I said something similar this morning … and I don’t think my wife will keep the porch light on for the next 39 years either. Recognizing the historical significance of the Russell-Colbath homestead, the U.S. Forest Service purchased the property in 1961, preserving the house and running a museum there ever since. In 1987, the Russell-Colbath House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History of the Bartlett Experimental Forest at Bartlett New Hampshire. NH BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Bartlett Experimental Forest Bartlett Experimental Forest What's going on up in those woods? The Bartlett Experimental Forest is within the Saco Ranger District of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. It is managed by RWU-4155 of the Northern Research. Station. Research activities began at the Experimental Forest when it was established in 1931 and is 2,600 acres in size but will likely double in area with the forest plan revision that is being written. The BEF extends from the village of Bartlett in the Saco River valley at 680 ft to about 3,000 ft at its upper reaches. This particular site was chosen because it represented conditions (soils, elevation, climate, tree species composition) typical of many forested areas throughout New England and northern New York. The White Mountain National Forest , including the BEF, was purchased under the Weeks Act of 1911. In the late 19th century, the area was selectively logged for high value species, first eastern white pine and red spruce and later sugar maple and yellow birch. Logging railroads were laid and hardwood stands were clearcut for locomotive fuel. The lower third of the BEF was logged and some portions cleared for pasture. Upper portions were progressively less impacted with increasing elevation. Although fires are relatively rare, the 1938 hurricane did widespread damage. High grading resulted in more American beech, so when the beech scale-Nectria complex, or beech bark disease, arrived in the 1940s it caused substantial damage and continues to influence stand dynamics. An ice storm in 1998 was the most recent widespread natural disturbance, impacting mostly higher elevation stands. Occasional wind storms are common disturbances, but of relatively small scale. There are areas of old-growth northern hardwoods with beech, yellow birch, sugar maple, and eastern hemlock being the dominant species. Even-aged stands of red maple, paper birch, and aspen occupy sites that were once cleared. Red spruce stands cover the highest slopes. Eastern white pine is confined to the lowest elevations. In 1931-32 the Bartlett Forest was gridded with 500 permanent 0.1-ha square cruise plots spaced 200 by 100 meters apart. After an initial measurement of all woody stems larger than 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in diameter, a majority of the plots (441) were remeasured by 1-inch (2.54 centimeters) diameter classes and species in 1939-40 and again in 1991-92. This 60-year data set includes areas (55%) that were cut for experimental purposes using single-tree selection, diameter-limit cutting, group selection, clearcutting, shelterwood, and thinning. Another 45% of the Forest has not been harvested since at least 1890. The Forest has no history of recent fires, but a 1938 hurricane did substantial damage, particularly at the higher elevations, and the area sustained severe damage from beech-bark disease in the early 1940's. Two other natural disturbances may be occurring on this Forest: red spruce decline associated with acid deposition and migration of tree species upslope as a result of climate warming. Wildlife species on the Bartlett Experimental Forest depend on the array of surrounding forest and riparian habitats on the extensively forested mountain slopes. No forested and aquatic habitats are minor components of the overall landscape. At least 15 species of amphibians and reptiles, 90 bird species, and 35 mammalian species have been known to occur in the area throughout the year. Charismatic megafauna like moose and black bear can be seen: redback, spring and two-lined salamanders and wood frogs are also found, as well as a number of raptors (red-tailed hawk, goshawk, barred owl, and saw-whet owl), a variety of neotropical migratory birds, permanent residents (crossbills and redpolls); and an array of bats, small mammals, forest carnivores (weasels, fisher, bobcat), snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer. The most serious problem facing woodland managers in the Northeast is a lack of knowledge about the ecological relationships between wildlife habitat and forest management in northern hardwoods and associated ecosystems at various levels. This information is essential for integrating wildlife habitat maintenance and improvement with other forest management goals including timber production and maintenance of aesthetic qualities. If you would like to know more (alot more) please visit the US Forest Service Northern Research Station at this Address: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ne/newtown_square/publications/brochures/pdfs/experimental_forests/Bartlett.pdf Editors Note: This is the same place I lifted this little story from, but since our taxes are probably paying for most of it, I think it's OK 1938 Hurricane widespread damage No Horses Available? These guys have saved a lot of lugging by constructing this chute to slide the logs down hill to a central spot. Probably 1930's; Photographer Unknown. A BRIEF NOTE ABOUT THE SCALE OF THE 1938 HURRICANE: Cleaning up timber damaged by the Great 1938 Hurricane took years. The storm blew down so many trees that paper mills processed them for nine years. The blowdowns posed a dilemma: What to do with enough woody debris to nearly fill Rhode Island? And how to do it quickly enough so it didn’t set off tremendous forest fires? President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration to clean up the mess. It then took two years for the 50 CCC camps and 15,000 WPA workers in the region to finish the job. For 87 years, the Bartlett Experimental Forest has been a proving ground for almost every forestry treatment ever plausibly proposed for managing northern hardwoods. Vetting and spreading the best of these practices has been the life work of two scientists: Mariko Yamaskai and Bill Leak. Read the article at "Northern Woodlands". Northern Woodlands

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Village Area of Bartlett First page Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Share Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge Upper Bartlett Village in the mid 1950's. The outline of the Thermostat Factory is visible behind the cloud of smoke. Photo courtesy Alan Eliason. FOR THOSE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH BARTLETT, The Town is divided into several sub-communities and areas that in their entirety are The Town of Bartlett. The map shows the distinctive neighborhoods. Beginning at the west is The Upper Village, which is most notable for the Josiah Bartlett School. Glen is the central part of the town centering on the junction of Routes 16 & 302. Glen has several subsections, primarily Cooks Crossing (some refer to it as sucker brook) which is the upper section of the West Side Road . Goodrich Falls is the northern area that abuts the Town of Jackson. Jericho is located about a mile west of the Junction of Route 16 & 302 and it encompasses the Rocky Branch area. Intervale is the eastern part of Town beginning at about the junction of Rte 16A Resort Loop and ending at the Scenic Vista and the North Conway Town line. The westerly side of Hurricane Mountain Road up into Kearsarge is also part of Bartlett. This section begins in the upper village. there are five linked pages. Long before Attitash, there were very popular ski runs on Bear Mountain. This photo 1941 looks north towards Mt Washington. The Village was also home to Stanton Slopes, with a rope tow. It operated in the 40's and 50's. It was located in the cleared area about in the center of this picture. For a very good article about all the bartlett Ski Businesses in the early days, go to http://www.skimuseum.org Bartlett, NH Tavern Fire, Apr 1879 THE BARTLETT FIRE.----Our Conway correspondent writes that the loss to Mr. N. T. Stillings of Bartlett, whose tavern stand and out-buildings were destroyed by fire on the 3d, is $5000, with no insurance. The loss will be a heavy one to Mr. S., whose popular tavern and stage lines were so well known among the pilgrims to "the Switzerland of America." The fire is thought to have originated from a defective chimney. The family of Mr. S, was away at the time of the fire. The New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, NH 13 Apr 1879 George Chappee, Tinker Ainsworth, Jimmy Clemons, with a not too happy looking deer. This house is on River Street near the VFW hall. Photo Courtesy of Maureen Hussey BearMtnSki StillingsFire chappeeTinker The Village was once dominated by the Railroad and most of the residents depended on it for their livelihood. The Village in those days had several restaurants, bars, a movie theatre, hotel and lodgings, a hardware store, several grocery stores and many other commercial activities. By contrast, it is a relatively peaceful village today. RRSta1908 GKHowardStore G.K. Howard Hardware Store, also on Albany Avenue. Later it was The Thermostat Factory. Going up Albany Ave towards Bear Notch Road it was just across the tracks on the left. Today there are some condo type units in the same spot. There was a building just before the tracks on the right that housed Wimpy Thurston's Grocery Store, later operated by the Jacobson's . The building looked similar to the GK howard Store but without the dormers. Today that site is an empty lot adjacent to the former Garland Inn , and as of 2019 the Hodgkins residence. 1951; Hanging out at the GK Howard Store are Vin at back left, Bucky (Rogerson?) front left, Peggy and Neal Trecarten. Granville K. Howard, Prominent Bartlett Resident Dies In the passing of Granville K. Howard on Nov. 17 at his home after a brief illness, Bartlett has lost one of its outstanding citizens. Born in Hartford, Vt ., in 1864, he was graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1886 and always kept up his interests in the activities of the college. In 1887 he married Nellie Bailey of Landgrove, Vt ., and two years later he moved to Bartlett . From that time until his retirement in 1946 he was active in business, conducting a general store. In 1912 he built the Howard Hotel , which is now known as Bartlett Hotel. Mr. Howard held many town offices, having served as selectman and as a member of the school board. He was instrumental in forming the Bartlett Water Precinct of which he was treasurer for 51 years. Always interested in the welfare of the town, one of his last acts was to give a plot of land opposite the hotel for a public park . For many years he was active in Osceola Lodge, I. O. O. F. , and was recently awarded his 50 year pin. His counsel and guidance will be missed by the many people who always found him a friend in time of need. Funeral services were held on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Bartlett Congregational Church.- The Reporter, Thursday, November 24, 1949 -pg 1 GK HowardDies Trecarten Across the Street from G.K HOWARD'S STORE IS THE BOOKER BUILDING ON ALBANY AVENUE. It housed Garland's Store, a Barbershop operated by Claude Dearborn. The Post Office was there until it moved down the street next door to Franklin George's "What Not Shop" by the Park. No Date was provided but probably in the 1945-1955 range. Garlands was a drug store, but also sold clothing, footwear and hardware. It was later operated by Joe Briggs. A rlene Hamel and another lady had a restaurant there as did Henrietta Trecarten and Evelyn Tibbets at a later date. There was also a Bakery on the lower level. If you knew of Stan Smearer and Jenny Sweeney , among others, lived in the apartments upstairs. BookerBldg HenriettaT Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 This picture at right shows the old General Thermostat Corp Building which was owned by a Mr Frank Reingruber. He lived on the upper floor. He had patented several various forms of thermostats from 1945 to 1971. He probably employed about 30 people. His building was the former G.K. Howard Store . He operated there from the early 1950's to the early 1960's. This editor does not know where he went after his factory closed however he had another thermostat patent approved in 1971, The backside of this July 1957 card (at right) is addressed to Mr Russ Hosmer in Wilmerding Penn. and the writer is one Alan T. There is mention of the Edaville Railroad and it sounds like Alan T was a scout looking for old railroad equipment to buy. Not that it has any bearing, but Wilmerding is home to the George Westinghouse Mansion. Thermostat 1983 Bartlett Village, School in foreground, Bartlett Hotel left side: Ed Pettengill: "I found this on the internet...it said Bartlett NH Aerial photo circa 1983...based on the new wing on the school, and the school bus parked by the garage, that's accurate within a year. The new wing was built around 1980 - I was in eighth grade when they were building it - so that's the oldest the picture could be. If anyone has pictures of Bartlett from either the Bear Notch overlooks, Attitash, or Cave Mountain or Hart's ledge, please post them. Those pictures of Bartlett from overhead are great". Editors Note, this is a Roger Marcoux Photo Aerial nute This picture shows Mountain Home when the Nutes owned it and operated a large farm extending westward to Silver Springs, Eastward to about where The Bartlett Inn is located today and Northward to the Saco River. They catered to guests who wanted to stay on a working farm for the summer. This picture shows the Nutes standing in front of their farmhouse. The notation on the back of the card is shown below. Nute Additions? Corrections? Mistakes? Just plain Lies? Please Tell the Website Editor Using the Contact Us Link in the Top Heading ! Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Village Area Page 2 Anchor 7 Anchor 2

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 1952 Aerial Photos (Some are later Dates and are so noted in the description area) Bartlett Village Area, Glen, Intervale, Kearsarge and a few of jackson Flip through the collection using the arrows on each side of the photo. Hoover mouse cursor over photo to see a brief description under photo. Recommended for desktop computers. Photos courtesy of Alan Eliason and unknown airplane pilot. Jackson - Whitneys Jackson - Whitneys Village Area - Silver Springs Area West end before Harts Location - Cobb Farm Rd at left Village Area - Silver Springs Area West end before Harts Location - Cobb Farm Rd at left Village Area - Garland's Mountain Home Rte 302 West of Village Village Area - Garland's Mountain Home Rte 302 West of Village Village Area - Peg Mill Area - Don't look for it today...it burned. Village Area - Peg Mill Area - Don't look for it today...it burned. Showing tracks leading to the round house. Garlands Cabins and Restaurant at center. Chippanock Inn at lower left. Showing tracks leading to the round house. Garlands Cabins and Restaurant at center. Chippanock Inn at lower left. Village Area - Garlands Restaurant and Cabins at Center - Chippanock Inn at lower center - Gulf gas station lower left Village Area - Garlands Restaurant and Cabins at Center - Chippanock Inn at lower center - Gulf gas station lower left Village Area - 1983 courtesy Roger Marcoux - school in foreground - Hotel top left - Village Area - 1983 courtesy Roger Marcoux - school in foreground - Hotel top left - Village Area - Bartlett Hotel - Howards Texaco center and Bartlett High School lower right Village Area - Bartlett Hotel - Howards Texaco center and Bartlett High School lower right Village Area - Town Center -RR Station and school at far right side - Garland House and Thurston's Store bottom center Village Area - Town Center -RR Station and school at far right side - Garland House and Thurston's Store bottom center Village Area - School 1958 perhaps - Catholic Church and Dudley house Village Area - School 1958 perhaps - Catholic Church and Dudley house Village area - 1958 (about) Perkins House, school, church Village area - 1958 (about) Perkins House, school, church Village Area - 1950's Looking East - Thermostat factory covered by pall of smoke Village Area - 1950's Looking East - Thermostat factory covered by pall of smoke Village Area - 1951 Farms east of Village - Sky Valley Motor Court at center - Big Jim McDonald of Livermore fame lived next to Sky Valley; his house was part of the former Timothy George Farm. Village Area - 1951 Farms east of Village - Sky Valley Motor Court at center - Big Jim McDonald of Livermore fame lived next to Sky Valley; his house was part of the former Timothy George Farm. Village Area - 1951 to Cook Farm Village Area - 1951 to Cook Farm Village Area - 1966 Big Bear Ski Clearing - Gene Chandler house far right side Village Area - 1966 Big Bear Ski Clearing - Gene Chandler house far right side Village Area - 1951 Saco River. Nearly all this land south of the Saco river was the Obed Hall Farm in the early 1800's. He also operated a Tavern located where today's park is in the Village. Village Area - 1951 Saco River. Nearly all this land south of the Saco river was the Obed Hall Farm in the early 1800's. He also operated a Tavern located where today's park is in the Village. Village Area - Yates Farm - photo dated 1949 Village Area - Yates Farm - photo dated 1949 Sky Valley takes in the center area. Big Jim McDonald's at lower right. He was a big name at Livermore and was one of the last to move out of Livermore. Sky Valley takes in the center area. Big Jim McDonald's at lower right. He was a big name at Livermore and was one of the last to move out of Livermore. On the road to Glen - Bellhurst Inn. Just east of Attitash - RR tracks - Inn and Barn - Rte 302 On the road to Glen - Bellhurst Inn. Just east of Attitash - RR tracks - Inn and Barn - Rte 302 Glen - Woodshed Area - Norman and Kathleen Head's home now Glen - Woodshed Area - Norman and Kathleen Head's home now Glen - Saco River Cabins and Covered Bridge Area - Rt 302 at bottom, RR tracks and West Side Rd at top Glen - Saco River Cabins and Covered Bridge Area - Rt 302 at bottom, RR tracks and West Side Rd at top Glen - Bernerhof Area Glen - Bernerhof Area Grants Store lower center later became the Red Parka Pub. Today's Patch's Marketplace occupies the empty area at top right. The current Grant's Grocery store is now in the empty area at bottom left. Grants Store lower center later became the Red Parka Pub. Today's Patch's Marketplace occupies the empty area at top right. The current Grant's Grocery store is now in the empty area at bottom left. Glen Junction 16 and 302 - Storybook Inn center - You can't quite see it but an enlarged view shows a traffic accident in process at the Junction. Glen Junction 16 and 302 - Storybook Inn center - You can't quite see it but an enlarged view shows a traffic accident in process at the Junction. Glen - Stanleys Hill - So named after Stanley's Restaurant now Sunrise Shack Glen - Stanleys Hill - So named after Stanley's Restaurant now Sunrise Shack

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BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Lumbering Practices; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. BY NICK HOWE AND TAKEN FROM AN ARTICLE IN YANKEE MAGAZINE JULY 2009; SORRY THE LINK TO THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. By Nick Howe: In 1882 most of the White Mountains land was state-owned until the middle of the 19th century; then it was more or less given away to private owners. Timber barons headed the list of recipients: Three operators divided up the Pemigewasset Wilderness, and the Kancamagus Highway runs for its entire length on the skid ways and railroad beds they built. This was the heroic age of American history and the approach of these three men defined the choices of American enterprise then and even to this day. One tract of 75,000 acres went to Daniel Saunders, an unlikely woodsman who had a law degree from Harvard and the look of a rector in an English cathedral town. Indeed, he was a highly placed authority on legal matters in the Episcopal church, and in 1876 he started a mill town at the northern edge of the wilderness that would eventually include 150 residents and up to 200 choppers in the woods. Selective cutting is the practice of taking only mature trees and leaving the rest to grow while the choppers move on to the next mature stand. This term was not in the timber baron's vocabulary or even widely understood when Mr. Saunders went to work. He was the only operator who used this method. The Saunders family was so careful that they cut over most of their land three times and still had virgin trees standing after 41 years of work. Fire was the great enemy. The timber barons were interested in only the long trunks of the trees and thus often left behind immense piles of limbs and the slender upper sections of the trees -- what the British call "lops and tops." These vast tinder boxes could be ignited by lightning, by a careless match, or even more easily, by sparks from the wood-burning locomotives of the timber railways. It's a measure of the Saunders family's devoted stewardship that no fire ever burned in their domain. The largest of the operators was J. E. Henry, who advanced into the wilderness from the Zealand Valley in the north and then from Lincoln in the west, a company town built and personally owned by Mr. Henry. He was in business from 1881 to his death in 1912, and he was relentless. His men worked 11-hour days, which were regulated by 47 posted rules, 28 of which concerned the proper care of horses. Mr. Henry paid each of his men in person while carrying a gun on his hip, and he brooked no arguments. When one of his choppers settled up his account at the end of the winter, he saw a substantial deduction for tobacco at Mr. Henry's store. "I don't use tobacco," said the chopper, "you can ask any of the men." "That's all right," snapped Mr. Henry. "It was there if you'd wanted it." The property lines of the timber barons' vast holdings were often disputed, and these were not trivial matters. The first serious disagreement involved the Saunders operation, and it went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Local ingenuity settled other arguments. There was, for instance, the line along the height of land between mounts Carrigain and Kancamagus. It divided the Saunders and Henry holdings, and the two men did not agree on the exact location, so Mr. Henry sent the sheriff to arrest the Saunders choppers near the height of land, and he jailed them in Lincoln. Independent investigation found that the Henry choppers were at fault. Then Mr. Henry returned to thought and came up with a more subtle plan: It was said that he counted noses and then sent so many of his men to live in Livermore that they could form a voting majority and redefine the property lines. Unlike the judicious Saunders family, the Henry ideal was to mow the wilderness, to clear off the land so completely that logs could be rolled down the mountainsides to the skid ways and then hauled to his mills by train. These were not narrow-gauge railroad lines; they were full commercial width, and their location as well as the labyrinth of skid ways made for complicated undertakings. This was the work of Levi "Pork Barrel" Dumas, an unlettered French Canadian, whose instinct for location and gradient would be the envy of today's best civil engineers. While most loggers had a single-track operation, Mr. Henry built an empire with more than 20 deep-woods camps and more than 50 miles of railroad for six engines and extras he leased as needed; the trains would make two or three runs a day -- a top haul was 28 laden cars -- and telephone lines connected the camps and regulated traffic in "Henry's Woods." Mr. Henry's profligate ways led to three major fires: 12,000 acres burned in 1886, 10,000 in 1903, and 35,000 in 1907. Writers told of the "devastating efficiency" and "abomination of desolation" of the Henry operations. In the summer of 1907, the sky was darkened by smoke as if from a volcanic eruption. When the land had cooled, scientists declared that the ground was profoundly destroyed, that it was sterilized into the upper layers of bedrock, and that no green thing might ever grow there again. When the Henrys sold out in 1917, they transferred 100,000 acres largely given to stumps and ashes. The third member of this epochal trio was Oakleigh Thorne , who started into the wilderness from Conway on the east side. He was as different from the other two giants of the Pemigewasset as they were from each other; he was a cultured New York financier and a member of the Tennis and Racquet Club and the Westminster Kennel Club. He used to arrive in the North Country riding in a seat attached to the running board of his chauffeur-driven Packard roadster. Mr. Thorne began work in 1906 and would eventually build 20 miles of track. However patrician and picturesque Oakleigh Thorne might have been, he was an absentee owner: He let work out to subcontractors, and his operations were so anonymous that local residents and imported workers alike spoke only of "the Company," the very model of a modern corporate life. This did not indicate a lack of character, however, and work habits were strictly enforced: One morning the foreman lit a stick of dynamite under his choppers' shanty to hasten their way out to the cuttings. "The Company" ceased operations in 1916, the last of the rapacious Henrys was gone in 1917, and the saintly Saunders left their woods in 1927. Nature sees things in a longer span than we do. The railroad beds and skid ways laid out by Pork Barrel Dumas are still engraved on the land, and hikers still find iron artifacts remaining from those wilderness empires, but it is impossible to find any differences in the woods once claimed by such completely different men. Now it again belongs to hikers and hunters and fishermen, the same as before any of the timber barons began their immense work. -----end Some of these pages are under construction Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces thorne

Livermore NH Legal Issues Saunders v. Publishers' Paper Co. et al. (District Court D. N.H. Sept 17, 1913) Elkins Grant/Borderline Dispute. View at Google Books Some of these pages are under construction Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Bartlett Land & Lumber Co. v. Daniel Saunders. United States Supreme Court April 1881 View Here

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, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Intervale Area Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Swinging SKI area Dick Stimpson and wife Priscilla, operated the Intervale Ski Area from the late fifties until the early seventies. They had two children, Richie, who still lives in Intervale and Lisa who now resides in Brooklyn New York. Photos circa 1966 courtesy of Dave Eliason INTERVALE SKI JUMP ARTICLE - HERE JUMP ABENAKI The former Abenaki Indian Shop and Camp is located on the north side of Intervale Cross Road, separated from the road by the Conway Scenic Railroad . It is a parcel of land 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) in size, most of which is forested in mixed hardwoods. At the southern end is a single-story wood-frame building with a gabled roof, and a descriptive plaque set in a stone. A short way north of this are a grouping of small shingled gable-roofed cabins, set around a small clearing in the woods. Chief Joseph Laurent , an Abenaki leader from Odanak (St. Francis, Quebec ), came to the area in 1884, and established a seasonal camp on the site, which was then owned by a local hotel. Laurent and other Abenaki produced baskets and other handicrafts as a tourist attraction for the hotel guests, and sold them the wares they produced. The Abenaki were descended from the area's original Native American population, who were driven from the area during the colonial period. The shop was originally a service shed built by the Maine Central Railroad ; it was purchased by Laurent around 1900. Laurent is also credited with construction of the cottages in which the Abenaki lived. The business was continued by Laurent's son Stephen into the late 20th century.[3] Since 1985, the property has been owned by the town, which now operates it as a small park with interpretive signage describing its history. Laurent "PUMPKIN HOLLOW" No idea why it's called that but the road, while paved, and the house, are still the same (2018) . PUMPKIN The Birches was the winter home of Dick and Priscilla Stimpson who operated the Intervale Ski Area. Frank Carlton's Intervale Farm dated 1906. Left photo is 1906; Right photo is 2021. Click on the left photo for a larger version. Charles Robinson bought in the 1940's and it has passed on thru 3 generations. Still here in 2021 but the porch is gone. 1906 Photo courtesy of the Robert J. Girouard Collection BIRCHES CARLTON MAIN ST The Intervale Station is located on Intervale Crossroads. It was a popular stop for the hotels in this area such as The Intervale House, Pendexter Mansion and The Intervale Inn, to name just a few. STATION Limmer's has been located in Intervale since the early 1950s. At the request of the Bartlett Historical Society, the Limmer family graciously agreed to open their historic property on Route 16A, Intervale for a tour on Saturday, July 7, 2007. "Limmer's" are known world-wide as master boot makers. Their manufacturing business, now being operated by the third generation. The building which houses their business was at one time the stables for the Fairview. LIMMER In the 1930s the barn that was previously part of the Fairview Inn and Farm was converted to a dance hall, known as Intervale Playgrounds and later as Harmony Acres. The dance hall floor and stage still exist. Many in Bartlett still recall those Saturday night dances. Marianne Limmer, who moved first to Massachusetts as a young bride from Germany, as had the Limmer family. She told of the dance hall's dilapidated condition when they moved to Intervale, which was transformed into the thriving boot company . PLAYGROUNDS Cyrus Tasker built the original Fairview Cottage in 1854 to accommodate travelers, but it was destroyed by fire. Another version was built and it was also destroyed by fire. The Tasker family moved into a cottage on their property. They later enlarged that building and it was known as Mountain Vale Inn. The land has accommodated several buildings throughout the years; the property has been home to a country store, a gift shop, a gas station and a cabin court. throughout its history the carriage house, grain room, stable and cattle barn survived. A portion of this property is the converted tabernacle which was rescued by Tasker from Intervale Park, a religious community established at the base of Bartlett Mountain, across the street from his establishment. See more about Intervale Park below. WIZARD The Wizard Tree in Intervale. The Wizard Birch Tree has not been standing since around 1948. If you go onto Intervale Crossroads & over the Railroad tracks & go straight ahead into the developement that is there today about a 100 yards in was the Wizard Birch Tree. The people that were transfering to the Boston & Maine Railroad to the Maine Central & had a hold over went to the Wizard Birch Tree to wait for the train. There were also benches there for people to sit & wait. (This information provided by Howard Hatch, a life-long Intervale resident.) Feb 2014: I just found this lengthy article about the Wizard Tree at "New Hampshire History Blog". You can read it here. Cathedral Woods, somewhere in Intervale ? THE OLD INTERVALE SCHOOL IS NOW HOME TO THE BARTLETT TOWN HALL More details about the Chinese Shop at THIS PAGE CHINESE Cannell Ray and Lydia Cannell's Store. They moved from their original location in the Glen area in 1948. They also operated the Intervale Inn House of Color operated by Les and Peg Brown. It was at the northern end of today's Rte 16A 1890's Area of todays Scenic Vista rest area. The barns became part of the Cannell property. Today's (2020) 1785 Inn is the small white building under Cathedral Ledge COLOR BERKELEY THE BERKELEY SHOP _ INTERVALE. This photo is from 1925, or thereabouts and identifies Miss W.F. Allen, who I assume was the proprietress. I have no other information for this so if you know more details please let me know. Thank you. EVANSMARKET Does anyone remember the details of this place? The Bloodgood Farm: The Eastern Slope of the White Mountains was still a vast, untamed wilderness when the original farmhouse was built on this site by Samuel Bloodgood, in 1809. The Bloodgood farm was famous for its hospitality from the first and remained so during Samuel’s life and those of his sons and grandsons. Among the third generation, Lyle Bloodgood had been a handsome, young and talented actor. Returning in later life after extensive travels, he often regaled his guests with tales of the state. His most exciting story was an eye-witness account of Lincoln’s assassination. He had been one of the performers at Ford’s theater in Washington on that fatal night. It was some years before this, in the late 1830s, that the farm had in fact become an inn, the owners setting a sign at the roadside to invite the traveling public to their hearth and board. ParkIntervale INTERVALE PARK COLONY, was established toward the end of the 19th century by Dr. Charles Cullis of Boston. It was directly across the street from the Fairview. This group of religious people had their summer homes on the crest and slopes of a foothill of Bartlett Mountain. Prayer meetings were held daily and one day in seven was set aside for prayers for the sick. The summer was spent in devotional exercises and in the glorification of God. The group held its first convention in August of 1884. As the colony grew they added a dining hall, tabernacle and several other buildings. Dr Cullis' residence was destroyed by "and incendiary fire October 23, 1889 and the dining hall set on fire". We might assume this language means an arsonist set the fires. When Dr. Cullis died in 1892 the group lost momentum and was abandoned. The buildings fell into disrepair but eventually Cyrus Tasker of the Fairview rescued the tabernacle and moved it across the street to use as a carriage house. It was still standing in 1994 when my source book was published. SOURCE: "The Latchstring Was Always Out - Aileen Carroll - 1984 "Bartlett New Hampshire, In The Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Cullis In 1870 Charles Cullis acted in two areas. First God began speaking to him about moving from the middle of Boston to an outlying rural area. TB treatments were changing after a famous study showed that improved nutrition and environment made a significant difference in recovery rates. He also began to be stirred about praying for physical healing. He asked a woman who was in one of his consumptive homes, Lucy Drake (later Osborn) , whether he could pray for her. She had large tumor that kept her bedridden. She was healed and walked three miles that day. Cullis published a book of hymns title "Faith Hymns" in 1870. In 1871 Cullis added a monthly children's publication called "Loving Words." In the summer of 1873 Cullis and his wife traveled to Europe, with William and Mary Boardman, to visit faith homes they had heard of, including the one started by Dorothea Trudel. He felt challenged to begin to pray for the sick. He showed such a gifting in this area that his ministry swelled with people wanting to know more. Cullis, unlike some in the healing ministry, did not oppose medical help and still continued his practice during those years. In fact, the money he made from his medical practice was often expended on the poor in the homes, leaving his own family with the barest necessities. In 1874 William Boardman wrote a book based on Cullis' journal and "Consumptive Homes Reports" titled "Faith Works" which gave Cullis national and international prominence. In 1875 Cullis returned the favor and wrote a book about the Boardmans called "Work for Jesus: the Experience and Teachings of Mr. and Mrs. Boardman." In 1874 Cullis also wrote a book about the love of Christ called "The King of Love." In 1879 Cullis published "Faith Cures, or Answers to Prayer in the Healing of the Sick." Carrie Judd (later Montgomery) read about Cullis' work and requested prayer for her healing. Cullis became a controversial figure in Boston over "Faith Cure", and many denominations became antagonistic, due to cessationist theology. However, he began to receive attention from all over the world, as he taught and showed that God still healed and did miracles. In 1881 Cullis began to hold "faith-cure" meetings on a regular basis and in 1882 a "faith-cure" home was built, based on Dorothea Trudel's model. His Willard Tract Repository produced his own works on faith healing, and many from other healers. In 1881 he published a follow up to his earlier "Answers" titled "More Faith Cures: or Answers to Prayer in the Healing of the Sick." Then in 1885 he published "Other Faith Cures; or Answers to Prayer in the Healing of the Sick." He also published the book "Dorothea Trudel, or, The Prayer of Faith." which had his name on it as an author, but was a translation from a German work by an unidentified author. In the mid-1880’s Cullis began holding "Faith Conventions" in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. In fact A. B. Simpson attended one of these meetings in Old Orchard Beach, Maine and had a major healing experience. R. Kelso Carter was healed when Cullis prayed for him and became a friend and supporter. Cullis purchased land in Intervale Park, New Hampshire so he could hold conventions of his own that did not have to work around other ministries' schedules. In 1883 Cullis wrote a book to promote his new convention site called "Intervale Park." He brought in guest speakers, who had healing ministries, from all over the US and Europe. The conventions attracted a lot of media coverage, both positive and negative. The conventions would end with a general healing service led by Dr. Cullis, who prayed over hundreds people, in healing lines. Through Cullis' direct influence, by the late 1880's, there were over 25 "faith homes" in the US being run by various ministries. The majority of these were associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance which Cullis' teaching had so strongly impacted. Another hymnal was produced called "Songs of Victory" in 1889, probably in support of his conventions. Finally in 1892 a series of sermons were published called "Tuesday Afternoon Talks". By any standard the work that Cullis was handling was enormous. From 1864 to the 1890s the Consumptive Home had taken care of 2000 critically ill patients, the vast majority of which had been brought to a saving knowledge of Christ. He was constantly meeting with supporters, writing, teaching, publishing, visiting the poor, handing out tracts, and holding summer conventions. His life of prayer was central to his vision and ministry. Dr. Charles Cullis collapsed and died on April 18, 1892 at the age of 59. The Consumptive's Home continued to operate for another 25 years, eventually handling over 4000 patients. Still Cullis' lasting impact was his teaching on having faith in God, and the revelation that we could believe God for our salvation, provision, and healing. SOURCE: Biography for Dr Charles Cullis Cullis, Charles (1833 – 1892) – Hahnemann House Trust Dr Charles Cullis 1833-1892 bartMountain In case you were asking yourself, "exactly where is Bartlett Mountain?"

Dan Saunders Bio Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 HON. DANIEL SAUNDERS Quick Summary of Saunders Family: The Saunders Family came from England in 1637 and went on to be the major players in the establishment of the mills in Lawrence and Lowell Massachusetts by recognizing the water power available on the Merrimack River. Their original company was The Merrimack River Water Power Association , which included Caleb Abbott, Arthur Livermore and John Nesmith. Daniel and Charles Saunders, the names associated with Livermore NH, were both prominent Harvard educated Boston Lawyers and were involved with The Essex Corporation and Shawmut Mills, still in existance today. Daniel was born in 1822 and Charles in 1824. Charles married into the prominent Norcross family of Lowell and Daniel married Mary Jane Livermore, also of Lowell. The Town of Livermore was probably named in her honor. Since both brothers were actively engaged in their legal professions it is questionable how much time they actually spent at Livermore. There is reference in Peter Crane's book that Daniel was often at Livermore in his later years and his family spent summers there. Daniel was also the Mayor of Lawrence, Ma in 1860. Daniel had five children, three of which were daughters, who remained unmarried. They are sometimes referred to as "the spinster sisters" who occupied the Saunders Mansion at Livermore. Read the whole story below, OR, view it at the original source, HERE . (Starts on page 858) Daniel Saunders Biographical Sketch Source Material Boston Biographical Review HON. DANIEL SAUNDERS, senior member of the law firm of Daniel, Caleb & Charles G. Saunders, of Lawrence, Mass., was born in Andover, Essex County, October 6, 1822, the eldest son of the late Hon. Daniel Saunders, founder of the city of Lawrence. He is of early New Eng- land Colonial stock, being a lineal descendant of William Saunders, who, we are told, came from England in 1636, and in 1645 took up land at Mitchell's Eddy, on the Haverhill side, in the town of Newbury, Mass., where he was a permanent settler. James Saunders, the grandfather of Daniel, the special subject of this sketch, was born in Salem, N.H., July 12, 1751, and died in Stanstead, P.O., December 14, 1830. On November 15, 1774, he married Elizabeth Little, who was born March i, 1755, in Newbury, Mass., a daughter of Henry Little, and died in Salem, N.H., April 13, 1838. Henry Little also was of English extraction, and the representative of one of the old and prominent families of Essex County, an ancestor, several generations removed, having been the original owner of a Newbury farm that is still in the possession of his Little descendants. James Saunders and his wife had a family of twelve sons and one daughter. One son died in infancy, and one at the age of sixteen years. The ten sons remaining and the one daughter all married and reared children. One son, Caleb Saunders, became an early settler of Illinois, while three of his brothers located in Eastern New York. One of them, Henry Saunders, M.D., was for many years a prominent physician of Saratoga; another. Major William Saunders, a resident of Ballston Spa, was an officer in the War of 1812; another son, Samuel, was a carpenter on board the famous old ship "Constitution" in the same war. The Hon. Daniel Saunders was born in Salem, N.H., June 20, 1796, and when a young lad began working in a woolen-mill as an employee in the lowest department. He gradually became familiar with all branches of the industry; and, when ready to establish himself in business, he purchased a mill in North Andover, on the Cochicewick Brook, and later bought another in Concord, N.H. Becoming convinced in his mind that some time in the near future the falls in the Merrimac River between the present cities of Lawrence and Lowell would be utilized by manufacturers, he began in 1832 to verify by a personal inspection surveys which had previously been made for another purpose, that of estimating the expense of building locks and canals so that the river would be navigable for large boats of merchandise. His examinations still further convincing him of the possibility of the development of a large manufacturing district in this section, he sold his large mills in Concord and North Andover, and invested every penny he could lay his hands on in lands bordering on the Merrimac, in order that he might control the water power. Consulting then with his son Daniel, the subject of this sketch, as to the best means of calling the attention of the public to this most desirable location for mills, they decided to build a manufacturing plant themselves. In 1837, therefore, his legal adviser, the Hon. Josiah G. Abbott, then' a member of the General Court, secured for him an act incorporating the "Shawmut Mills" to be erected in Andover, not saying in what part. In the charter granted, the name of Saunders was not used, those of Caleb Abbott, Arthur Livermore, and John Nesmith only being apparent. Prominent manufacturers near by were then told of the grand water power. Samuel Lawrence and others of Lowell investigated the matter, and found two good places for damming the river, one at Peters Falls, the other at Bodwell's, the location of the present dam. The Merrimack River Water Power Association was soon after formed, with Daniel Saunders as president and manager of the company, which consisted of Mr. (afterward Judge) Hopkinson, Samuel Lawrence, John Nesmith, Daniel Saunders, Jr., Nathaniel Stevens, and Jonathan Tyler. The president of the company originated a plan for bonding the lands in the vicinity of both falls; and, when the present site was selected as the most favorable point for operations, the neighboring farms were purchased at a reasonable price. His own real estate, which he had previously bought, he sold at the original price plus simple interest on his investments, although, had not his high sense of honor forbidden him, he might have asked and received almost any sum. A large portrait of the Hon. Daniel Saunders, upon which is a tablet stating that he was the founder of the city of Lawrence, was presented to the city by his sons in April, 1888, and now graces the Akiermanic Chamber of the City Hall. On June, 1821, he married Phebe Foxcroft Abbott, who was born February 8, 1797, in Andover, Mass., and died March, 1890, in Lawrence. Her father, Caleb Abbott, was three times married ; and of his three unions there .were fifteen children. The maiden name of her mother was Lucy Lovejoy. Daniel and Phebe Foxcroft Saunders had five children, namely: Daniel, born October 6, 1822; Charles, who was born in June, 1824, and was extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber in Lowell until his death in May, 1891; Martha, who died in childhood; Martha, the second, who also died at an early age; and Caleb, born September 4, 183S. On May 3, 1845, the parents removed from Andover to Lawrence, and, having settled on the farm previously purchased, there spent their remaining days, the father's death occurring October 8, 1872. Daniel Saunders, the younger, studied law with the Hon. Josiah G. Abbott, and was for some years closely associated with his late father in his various enterprises. He continued his law practice all the time, however, and is now at the head of one of the best known legal firms, of this section of Essex County. He was Mayor of Lawrence in i860, at the time of the fall of the Pemberton Mills. In commemoration of his distinguished services, in the care of those wounded at that time and the relief of the families of those killed, he was presented by the citizens of Lawrence, irrespective of parties, with a magnificent silver service, which he prizes as one of his most valuable treasures. He served a year as Senator, and also he has represented the city in the lower branch of the State legislature. saunders sisters The Saunders Sisters Were Mary, Annie and Edith. They spent much of their time at Livermore during the warmer months. Their home base was at 116 Stackpole Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. That street number is now part of the Lowell General Hospital parking lot. Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 A Few Local Videos Links to skiing stories on our other pages Share Sports & Skiing History in Bartlett Thad Thorne, 2010 est, Thad was the Gen Manager at Attitash for a couple of decades. Thad Obituary Long before Attitash, there were very popular ski runs on Bear Mountain. This 1941 photo looks north towards Mt Washington. Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Attitash and Bear Mountain Stanton Slope-Cobb Farm Rd Eastern Slope Signal Various Articles Intervale Ski Area Junior Ski Program ESSC Big Bear Ski Area Articles Signal - Various Winter Topics History of Bartlett Skiing (N.E. Ski Museum) Ski Jump at Intervale Ski Area circa 1962 Do You Have Any Pictures or Stories That Should be on This Page? Tell us Here bannon Mike Bannon - Longtime Ski School Director at Attitash and many other local areas. Ski Areas Promotional Map and Guide - Winter 1953-54 Courtesy Wendy Brown Bridgewater This is about 1957: Front l to r: Audrey Ludgate, Evelyn Sanborn, Donna Chappee, Rita Clemons, Carla Bailey Back l to r: Gail Stewart, Frieda Smith, Celia Lane, Sal Manna, Margaret Taylor, Caroline Johnson, Lois Henry. — chappee Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Bartlett High School Girls Basketball 1950 Bartlett High School Boys Basketball 1950 This photo came to us without a date but we estimate it to be 1947 to 1949 era. 1952 Cheerleaders; Clemons, Dorset, Howard 1953-54 Girls Varsity Basketball: 1st Row: Chappee, Ward, Dorset and Bailey 2nd Row: Ludgate, Taylor, Mr Manna, Perkins, Clemons This Photo came to us undated but we estimate it 1948 to 1950 era Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Attitash and Bear Mountain Stanton Slope-Cobb Farm Rd Eastern Slope Signal Various Articles Intervale Ski Area Junior Ski Program ESSC Big Bear Ski Area Articles Signal - Various Winter Topics Carl Eliason with first snowmobile. (No relation to Dave Eliason)

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 INDEX Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z 10th Mountain Division GO 10th NH Turnpike through Crawford Notch, a history GO 1000 Years Ago, What life was like GO 1785 Inn at Intervale, formerly the Idlewild GO A Abbott, Henry,?? Edward ?? and Lillian Sanborn - 1949 Photo GO Abenaki Culture GO Abenaki Indian Shop - Intervale Crossroads GO Abenaki Life GO Abenaki Motel - Upper Village GO Abenaki, Population and Epidemics GO Abenaki - Where are they now? GO Abenaki and the Theft of America GO Abenaki Motel - upper Village GO Accident on Mt Washington Road kills 1 - July 1880 GO Aerial Photo - Intervale Scenic Vista area - 1900 GO Aerial Photo, 1983 Village center-School-Hotel GO Aerial Photos, 1952 - Bartlett Village to Intervale Aerial Photo, 1952 - Glen Junction GO Ainsworth, Tinker - deer hunting photo GO Albany Avenue - Commerce 1890-1950 GO Albany Ave 1920's photo GO Albany Ave 1915 GO Allen, Alfred Mingay GO Allen, W.F. Berkely Shop GO Alicee Evans Country Market - Intervale - Pic GO Ambitious Guest - Nathaniel Hawthorne 1835 GO Anderson Brothers - railroad builders GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2020 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2021 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2022 GO Annual Report - Bartlett Historical Society - 2023 GO Annual Reports, Town of Bartlett, off site link GO Arendt, Anna and Andrew-Article and Photos GO Arethusa Falls, origination of name GO Art of the Mountains - Dave's Selections GO Attitash nears completion - Signal newspaper article 1964 GO Attitash Expansion - Signal newspaper article GO Attitash Monorail - 1967 - picture and link to Newspaper article GO Attitash Opens for first time - Signal newspaper article GO Attitash, origination of name GO Avalon, Mountain - naming of GO B Badger, Dick - Realtor - Photo at New England Inn -GO Bannon, Michael - Pic GO Barbershop, upper village - photo of building GO Barnes, Belvin - Obit GO Barnes, J.A. Bellevue Prop. GO Barnes, Pearl A - obit GO Bartlett Boulder - picture GO Bartlett Experimental Forest GO Bartlett Experimental Forest CCC crew and cordwood chute Photos GO Bartlett Express - News of days gone by GO Bartlett Fire - Stillings Tavern - 1879 GO Bartlett High School 1890 - picture GO Bartlett High School 1925 - picture GO Bartlett History Museum - February 2024 Progress Pictures GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2020 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2021 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2022 Annual Report GO Bartlett Historical Society - 2023 Annual Report GO Bartlett Hotel - Howard Hotel - Cave Mountain House - complete story GO Bartlett Hotel, early photo showing livery stable GO Bartlett House, the (Franklin George) GO Bartlett Inn - formerly The Pines GO Bartlett, Joseph - The history of his gun, from 1707 GO Bartlett, Josiah - Bio GO Bartlett, Josiah - House in Kingston, NH GO Bartlett, Josiah, - Museum-Statue GO Bartlett, Josiah - Painting GO Bartlett Land and Lumber Company - photos GO B artlett Land and Lumber Company GO Bartlett, Main Street upper village 1900-1920 pictures GO Bartlett, Mary - Bio GO Bartlett, Most Boring Town - Article GO Bartlett Mountain - Terrain map GO Bartlett Public Library - A History - Newsletter Article Page 7- GO Bartlett Saw Mill - picture GO Bartlett Station - railroad - all we know GO Bartlett, Town of - Annual Reports from 1890's (off site link) GO Bartlett Villages - unincorporated areas of town GO Bartlett Village Fire Burns Entire Biz District 1893 GO Bartlett Village Overhead Photo - 1952 Eliason Photographs GO Bartlett Village Saw Mill - Picture GO Barton, Nancy - origination of place names - Nancy Brook GO Beal, J. Holland - Columbus Day Blizzard - Signal Article 1963 GO Beal, Mack - President Gen Thermostat Corp GO Bear Mountain Skiing - 1930's photo GO Bear Notch Deli - fire destroys historic store - 2009 GO Bellevue Hotel - The entire story GO Bellevue Hotel, Intervale - picture 2 & 3 and story GO Bellevue fire - January 1938 GO Bell Hurst - pictures GO Bell Hurst, 1952 aerial photo by Al Eliason GO Bemis, Lease of Mt Crawford House to George 1872 GO Bemis Mansion - picture GO Bemis, Samuel, Dr - BIO GO Bemis Station GO Bennett, George and Hazel - Dunrovin Inn GO Bergeron, A.F - The Woodbine Inn GO Berkeley Shop 1925 _ Miss W.F.Allen GO Bernardin, John - Notchland Inn Proprietor, March 1984 - photo GO Bernerhoff Inn, aerial photo, 1952 - courtesy of Al Eliason GO Bernerhoff Inn, formerly the Pleasant Valley Farm - story/pic GO Better Life Cabins - Upper Village GO Bianchino, Daniel - Choo Choo Inn (Fosscroft) GO Bianchino, Daniel - Obituary GO BIBLIOGRAPHY GO Bide a wee Inn GO Big Bear Ski Area unveils conceptual plan GO Big Bear Ski Area - SEC approves stock issue GO Big Jim's Foot Long Hot Dog Stand GO Birches, the Intervale PIC GO Black History in New Hampshire - Off Site Source GO Bloodgood Farm GO Bond, Ona with Clemons, Drown and Chappee - 1950's photo GO Booker Building - Stores, Post Office, Apartments GO Booth, David J - obit GO Bridle Path to summit of Mt Langdon by Franklin George 1877 GO Boynton, Brad - 10th Mountain Division GO Boothby, Frank - Station Agent at Intervale GO Broadview, Intervale - postcard signed by Anna Burdett GO Broomhall, Charlie - Signal Article - 1965 GO Brown, Les Meg Carl and Sister Wendy GO Brown, Oscar-1906 Railroad death - accident report GO Brown, Titus - Titus Browns Tavern - Bio GO Brown, Titus - first load through the Notch GO Burdett Brothers, Broadview, Intervale GO Burdwood, William - "Billy" - at 2 yrs old GO Burges, George - Holiday Inn Manager - Ski Instructor Signal Article GO Burgess, George & Charlotte - Holiday Inn History GO Burke, Annie Winnie - GO Burke, Clinton - obituary GO Burnell, Frank - Station Agent at Glen RR Station GO Bushnell, Mark - Article AMC Outdoors - How Mountains Got Named GO Burton Ail Desease - Albany Intervale GO Butler, Ed - Notchland Inn GO Business Climate - Village area 1890 to 1950 GO Buttonwood Inn - Kearsarge Area GO C Cannell's Camps (Glen) GO Cannell's, Glen - 1920's Postcard contributed by Diane Lambert GO Cannell's, Glen, on the old Road - photos GO Cannell, John GO Cannell, John (Newsletter Interview 2017) GO Cannell, Ray & Lydia at Intervale, picture - 1950's GO Cannell's Socony and Store in Glen - 1920's picture GO Cannell's Tea Room GO Carlton, Frank. Intervale Farm 1906 GO Castners Camps and Hite O Land Cabins - Intervale - Photos 1920 GO Catholic Church Renovation to History Museum GO Cave Mountain - picture of mountain and cave GO Cave Mountain House GO Cave Mountain House - Howard Hotel - Bartlett Hotel - the whole story GO Cedarcroft - Intervale GO Cemetery Locations GO Cemetery Names index, search by name or by cemetery GO Cemetery Restoration - Jess Davis GO Cemetery Stones - George Family GO Chadbourne, Thomas - Map & Background - 3000 acres - first grantee of Harts Location - Sold to Richard Hart .GO Chalet, The -1910 Photo (later part of the Holiday Inn property) GO Chandler, Don - fireman, picture GO Chandler, Gene, An Interview, Life in Bartlett GO Chandler, Hannah, An Interview,Moving to Bartlett From Germany - Spring 2022 Newsletter Article-Pg7 GO Chandler, John - Early School Story - GO Chandler, Michael - 2016 Peg Mill Recollections - Page 7 GO Chappee, Donna - High School Sports GO Chappee, George & Donna - Deer Hunting - photo GO Chapel of the Hills - Bartlett Village - 1896 GO Charlies Place Cabins - pic & story GO Chase, Herb - Station Agent at Crawfords - pic GO Chesley, George 1920 Maple Cottage GO Chinese Shop - Intervale - 1924 GO Chippanock Inn - GO Chocorua's Curse and Burton Ali Disease GO Choo Choo Inn - (formerly Fosscroft) GO Christmas Pageant Participants - 1958 photo GO Chubbuck, Levi - early Bartlett settler GO Church, Union Congregational - Picture GO Cimbak, Ana - Linderhoff GO Clarendon Hotel burns to the ground - - newspaper article GO Clarendon Hotel - winter picture 1930's GO Clarendon Hotel burns - Eastern Slope Signal Article GO Chippanock Inn (formerly Thompsons) GO Chocorua's Curse - Albany Intervale GO Clemons - Drown - Chappee - Bond - photo 1950's GO Clemons, Jim Sr. Deer Hunting photo GO Clemons, Jim Sr. Obituary and picture GO Clemons, Oscar - killed in 1927 locomotive explosion GO Clark, Raymond, Stella, Charless - Bought Stilphens Farm GO Cobb/Parker Cemetery - A nice summary by Mike Eisner GO Cobb Farm Road - early view with snow - photo G0 Cocaine Toothache Drops GO Coles Cabins and Restaurant - postcard GO Cole, Sadie: Photo dated 1924 GO Commerce - Village - Albany Avenue GO Concord Coach from East Branch House at Henry Ford Museum GO Congregational Church - photo GO Connors, Jim - House on Cobb Farm Rd - photo GO Cook, Dena - Sister of Edith - Picture 1955 GO Cooks Crossing GO Cook, Orin Maple Dale Inn GO Cook, Orin (photo 1945) GO Covered Bridge Shop - Glen GO Cordwood chute used by CCC crew on Bear Mountain - photos GO Crane, Peter - History of Livermore GO Cranmore adds chairlift - Eastern Slope Signal article GO Crawford, Able - Picture GO Crawford Cannon - pic and story GO Crawford, Ethan Allen - mountain guide GO Crawford, Ethan Allen - Tall Tales of GO Crawford, Family GO Crawford House Fire - pic GO Crawford House Historic Marker and Road Sign GO Crawford, Mountain Guides GO Crawford Notch, discovery of GO Crawford Notch, first settlement GO Crawford Notch - a whole page of stuff GO Crawford Notch - Section Houses on railroad GO Crawford Notch - State Park GO Crawford Path - Ethan Allen Crawford - GO Crawford's Tavern at Bemis. 1860 Photos GO Crawford's Tavern at Notchland Pic GO Croto, Ann - Passaconaway guide GO Crystal Hills Ski Lodge GO Cullis, Charles-Dr - Intervale Park Founder GO Cushman, Mary - Miss Eastern Slope - Winter 1964 GO D Davis, Jess-Cemetery Research Expert - GO Dearborne the Barber GO Devil's Den - Mt Willard GO Dinsmore, Ellwood - People Stories GO Dismal Pool - 1952 Train Wreck GO Doctor's Cemetery, the - Location GO Drown, Mary Abigail Cook 1850's West Side Rd GO Drown, Samuel - brief bio and stone at Hill Cemetery GO Drown, Sammy - photo with Clemons, Chappee and Bond GO Dunrovin Inn - GK Howards first lodging place - pic GO Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z Navigate our subject material easier: Web-Site Ind ex A to D Web-Site Index E to H Web -Sit e Index I to P Web-Site Index Q to Z

Public Meeting - November 2007 At the invitation of the Jackson Historical Society, the Bartlett Historical Society gave a presentation on Thursday, November 1st at 7:30pm titled: Past, Present and Future Jackson Historical Society (Warren Schomaker) and the Bartlett Historical Society (Bert George) stand by the BHS fundraiser quilt "Days Before Yesterday". Jackson’s Historical Society’s invitation was appreciated by members of both societies and provided the perfect venue to share information with a neighboring community. Their assistance has been welcome in the past and collaboration will facilitate future development. Leslie Mallett speaks of the early attempts at forming the Bartlett Historical Society. In 2007, grant applications grew and awards to the Society include: - Pequawket Foundation for the Past Perfect software program and a laptop computer - Henney History Fund for a multi-function printer/scanner/copier - NH Electric Cooperative for equipment to support the Life, Legends and Lore Project. October 17th at Flatbread Pizza Company in North Conway for pizza and socializing before. Every pizza sold was donated to the Society - to all who attended and to Flatbread Pizza. This program, sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council and geared toward an adult audience, was free and open to the public. Jeff Warner performed August 15 at the Seasons at Attitash, Route 302 in Bartlett. Jeff's Songs of Old New Hampshire, the Society's first "Humanities To Go!" program, offered the songs and stories that, in the words of Carl Sandburg, tell us where we came from and what brought us along. These ballads, love songs and comic pieces reveal the experiences and recordings and, for some, books. Songs from the railroad, lumber camps, the decks of sailing ships, the textile mills and the war between the sexes offer views of artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries. Jeff's biography can be read at his website where you can also listen to clips of his music . In years past, the histories of both Bartlett and Jackson have been intertwined with several boundary adjustments and the families who share a common heritage. The audience learned about the Bartlett Historical Society's formation, its current programs and activities and its ambitious goals for the future. Members spoke about the Past, Present and Future of their “new librarian for over 50 years. The library, under the leadership of its two books on the history of Bartlett. In the summer of 2004 Bert George, Norman Head, Leslie Mallett, Jean Garland and John Murphy met to create the Articles of Association. In the fall of that year, the Chippanock Inn hosted the first meeting. Members gathered and brought historical memorabilia, which filled three rooms. Officers were elected and goals were set to encourage and embrace programs promoting genealogy research and family history, the history of railroading, and the mapping of the cemeteries. During 2005 they worked to develop the organizational “nuts and bolts” by networking with established societies to research and build policies and procedures for accepting collections and creating a Constitution and By-Laws. The membership grew to 57 and programs were presented by Peter Crane on the history of Livermore, Marty Engstrom on his years on Mt. Washington, and Ben English on railroading in Bartlett. Year two continued the Society’s steady growth when Stoney Morrell of the Morrell Corporation offered use of a chalet, provided utility costs were assumed. With room to store and expand, intensive research to finance equipment to catalog and archive its growing collection began. The first grant was written to the Henney History Fund for a fire/water-proof file cabinet. A few “set- backs” were encountered during that first year. The chalet was broken into and the donated computer was stolen, and a furnace malfunction required several days of clean up. Member projects that year were participation in Bartlett Old Home Days festival, and in November and December 2006 the oral history project entitled Life, Legends and Lore - Village Voices became reality. Now in its third year, the Society is proud to have its own websiteatwww.bartletthistory.org . It accommodates multiple users, provides membership and contact forms, is keyword-searchable, user-friendly and affordable. It is an evolving project and features photos, sounds and links. Other 2007 projects include: - A members-created float for the Bartlett July 4th parade - Strengthening the Society’s infrastructure by addressing regulatory compliance, creating a new file system, reinforcing and expanding the policies and procedures manual - The Bartlett Historical Society newsletter grew with its popular feature, 100 Years Ago in Bartlett - News from the Villages- A two-part beginning genealogy research workshop was presented - Cemetery mapping and indexing, and the mapping and documenting of historic homes and their residing families began - The History of… project was created to explore the history of skiing in Bartlett During 2007, the Society presented programs for members and the public: - The Grand Hotels of the White Mountains with David Emerson - Tours of the Limmer Property (aka Intervale Playground and Harmony Acres,) and the Sut and Margaret Marshall horse-drawn wagon collection - New Hampshire Humanities Council programs - Songs of Old New Hampshire and Witches, Pop Culture and the Past The 2007 membership has grown to 162 members and the calendar has included 30 days of activity. Notable events in Bartlett’s history were addressed by the reading of The Historical Impact and Significances of the Railroads in Bartlett, NH by Scotty Mallett, BHS Railroad Historian, and the July 13, 1893 fire, which wiped out the center of Bartlett Village, from the Concord Evening Monitor. Presenting members agreed the future of BHS is bright. The board continues to fulfill its mission to preserve and protect all documents and items of historic value concerning the history of the Town of Bartlett, NH. In 2008, the Society will host a three-day gala, the Bartlett School Alumni Reunion, and invite all who attended Bartlett schools. The Society goals for 2008 are to increase member involvement in ongoing projects and programs; coordinate with other societies and organizations to present joint programs and events for the entire Valley; present more Humanities Council programs and field trips; and work with the schools to create history-related youth programs. With an active membership, there will be no limit on fulfilling our potential.

Historical information about Bartlett, NH Share The Village Area of Bartlett Page 4 "Heading East out of the Village" Big Bear: The ski area that never was January 1963: The Bartlett Recreation Development Corporation gets SEC approval to sell 75000 shares at $4.00 each. The developers planned to be open for the 1964 season. At the time, the concept of selling vacation house lots adjacent to ski areas was a new idea. Pinkham Realty was named the selling agent for 45 lots on 32 acres in what would be known as Alpine Village . The lots sold for $1000 to $2000 each and 17 were sold immediately. To summarize the relationship between Big Bear and Attitash, in the early 1960s, two major ski area proposals surfaced for the Rogers Crossing area just east of downtown Bartlett. Big Bear was proposed for a peak known as Rogers Mountain, while a separate ski area was proposed for Little Attitash Mountain. The privately property based Big Bear reportedly faced issues acquiring funds, whilst Attitash reportedly faced issues in obtaining agreements to use National Forest land on its upper elevations. Earle Chandler led development of Big Bear , while Phil Robertson (formerly of Cranmore) managed Attitash. While trails for both areas were cut, Big Bear never saw the light of day. Some associated with the stalled Big Bear development reportedly moved over to Attitash. Work on the area continued into the winter of 1964-65, including the installation of new chairlift towers after Christmas. It would take another 25 years and different ownership for the Big Bear idea to become reality in the form of Bear Peak, constructed under the direction of Les Otten’s LBO Enterprises. 1963 conceptual drawing for Big Bear Ski Area, Currently is Bear Peak at Attitash. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 This 1947 photo was taken from about where the North Colony Motel is today The red roofed building was the Ford house now owned by Gene Chandler. The cottages at Sky Valley can be seen to the right of the barn. The barn may have still been a part of the Stilling's families many properties. at this time. Upper Bartlett Glen Area Cooks Crossing Goodrich Falls Jericho Intervale Dundee West Side Road Kearsarge BigBear Rogers Crossing might be considered the entrance to The Upper Village area. Back in those days Harry Rogers (pictured below in 1946) use to graze milking cows in the fields from this point up to about where Sky Valley is today. Attitash opened in January 1965, calling itself "the red carpet ski area" for its customer service focused on limiting lift lines by limiting ticket sales. That idea was quietly dropped by the end of the decade. Phil Robertson, perhaps recalling the success Cranmore had in developing an entirely new form of ski lift with its Skimobile , became an advocate for a cog monorail ski lift at Attitash. In early 1967, a full-size model was installed at the base, and the line of the track was eventually cut to the summit. "Reality set in" when construction planning started, recalled Thad Thorne, and the uncertain prospects of obtaining financing and Forest Service permission for the expensive, unproven experiment caused its quiet abandonment. In those early days before the Mountain was taken over by huge Corporate businesses it was operated like a family business and all the employees were considered part of the family. It was a close knit group and it wasn't unusual to find the general manager grooming the slopes or selling tickets. Some ski instructors worked nights grooming. The major stockholders were skiing families and they considered it their ski area...which I suppose it was. Growth at Attitash continued with the summer Alpine Slide and Craft Village in the mid-1970s, the installation of snowmaking after several snowless winters in the early 1980s, and the expansion to Bear Peak in the 1990s. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Thad Thorne was the General Manager replacing Phil Robertson upon his retirement. Lewis Mead was the long-time buildings and grounds manager and Everett Ward kept all the equipment running. Ruth Leslie, of Cranmore Eating House fame was the food and beverage manager. (sorry, no picture of her) MeadLewis rogersCrossing HarryRogers AttitashOpens Thad This 1967 photo was sent to us by Ted Houghton. It shows the Attiash Mono Rail cars sitting on their track. This was about as far as this project got. Check out the Eastern Slope Signal of 1966 for details. Link is in the right column.... Monorail Last stop before we head towards the Glen area is the Sauna Health Spa. It was located about a quarter mile east of Attitash and was the refurbished barn at the Bellhurst Inn property. Apparently it wasn't ready for primetime and only operated for about a year. This building later served as home to the Scarecrow Restaurant for a couple of years before they moved to Intervale, where they operated for another 50 years, till about 2018. Village Area Page 1 Village Area Page 2 Village Area Page 3 Village Area Page 4 Village Area Page 5 Sauna

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 The Bellevue 1872 to 1936 The Bellevue was located directly opposite from today's south end of the Rte 16A Junction near the Scenic Vista. SOURCE MATERIAL: The Intervale, New Hampshire By Winfield S. Nevins 1887 The Bellevue, John Albert Barnesproprietor, stands on the knoll just beyond the Intervale. It is a sightly location and one excellently adapted for perfect drainage and to insure health and comfort. Mr. Barnes built this house himself in 1872, and for fifteen years has been its popular landlord and proprietor. Hundreds of New England people have found here a pleasant summer home. In the fall of 1886, the house was very materially enlarged by the addition of an L to the rear which nearly doubles its capacity. The house now accommodates about seventy guests, all in good rooms. It is kept open from the first of June until the last of October. The nearby Clarendon was annexed as part of the Bellevue complex and by 1901 The Bellevue was open during the winter specializing in sleighing, snowshoeing, coasting, camping and tobogganing . Skiing had not yet arrived in the White Mountains. The Bellevue was destroyed by fire in 1938. Historic Lodging Map Card dated October 4, 1919 SOURCE MATERIAL: American Series of Popular Biographies - NEW HAMPSHIRE EDITION THIS VOLUME CONTAINS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire. B O S T ON NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE - 1902. Editors Note: I have left this text exactly as it was printed in the publication, even though it is a bit cumbersome and obscure in places. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BARNES FAMILY: JOHN ALBERT BARNES , for years proprietor of the Bellevue House at Intervale, N.H., was born in Kearsarge Village, N. H., October 12, 1832, and died 1889. His father, the late John M. Barnes , was a farmer, and resided at Intervale and also engaged in the hotel business, for several years conducting the Blue Blind Cottage, on what is now known as the Dr. Merriam place. (might have been near today's Stonehurst Manor) He died, at about sixty years of age, in Conway. He (John A) married Hannah Willey, of Conway, and they had two children: John A., the subject of this sketch ; and Mary, deceased, who married Levi Wheeler, of Littleton, John A. Barnes was educated in his native town, attending the district school and the academy; and from his early years until his death was more or less identified with hotel management, proving himself competent in every position that he assumed, as landlord winning friends and fame. In 1872 he opened the Bellevue House, t hen much smaller than now, and met with such success that much more room was needed; and in 1887 he enlarged it Since his death this hotel and also the Clarendon have been managed by his sons, under the name of J. A. Barnes' Sons. Mr. Barnes was an active, public-spirited citizen, never shirking the responsibilities of office, serving for five or six years as Selectman, and as Representative to the State Legislature in 1883 and in 1885. He married Mary Elizabeth Tufts, one of the seven children of Nathaniel Tufts, the others being Marcena, Vienna, George, Mehit Martha. descendant of one of the passengers who came abel, Victoria, and She was a de over on the “Mayflower.” Five children were born of their union, three sons and two daughters, namely: John Frederick, who married Lillian Ward, of Me. ; George Tufts, who married, first, Minnie Pit - Bennett Fryeburg, man, by whom he had two children, and, second, Ursula Lincoln, of Franklin, Mass. ; Dennis Wheeler, of Intervale; Effie Lizzie; and Bertha May, who is now deceased. John M. Barnes, who was born in February, I79I, Hannah Willey, sister of the Mr. Willey who, died January 1825, married with his family, was killed by the awful mountain slide of 1826. Polly Barnes, born December 22, 1792, married Jonathan Seavey, of Bartlett, and died September 27, 1847. born February 20, 1794, died May 10, 1797. Amos, Richard E. Barnes, born February 25, 1798, married a widow, Mrs. Amanda Cram Boston, and died October 28, 1888. Cynthia, born Jan Sally, born May 21, 1803, married Nathan Chandler, uary 10, 1800, died October 5, 1814. of Fryeburg, and resided in Conway, where her Abiah E. Barnes, born May 3, 1805, died, unmarried, death occurred December 27, 1890. November. 1, 1878. Alonzo W. Barnes, who was born February 16, 1807, and died February 22, 1900, married Almina Merrill. Albert Barnes, the special subject of this sketch, was educated in the schools of Conway. Having learned the carpenter's trade when young, he followed it until 1891, since that time devoting his attention to farming. In 1896 he was appointed Postmaster at Kearsarge Village, a position that he still retains. He is a stanch Democrat in politics, and for two years served as Selectman. He is a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Barnes married November 3, 1848, Almira H. Seavey, of Conway, daughter of Simon and Betsey (Hendly) Seavey and one of a family of six children. Two brothers of Mrs. Barnes are deceased, namely: Calvin, who died young; and Orrin, who married Lydia East In a n. Her surviving brother and sisters are: Isaiah, residing in Kearsarge, who married Miss Ella Burbank; Clarissa A., wife of Ezra R. Eastman; and Maria, widow of the late George Clark, of Kearsarge. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have two children – Clara and Lester C. Clara Ella Barnes, born in 1851 in Conway, is the wife of H. H. Dow, of Kearsarge, and the mother of two children — Helen M. and Albert Barnes Dow. C. Barnes, born at Kearsarge in 1866, lives on the homestead. He married Nellie O. Eastman, daughter of Alfred A. and Olive Eastman; and they have two children — Leah M. and Ralph Lester. January 28, 1938 Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map

BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 Announcing our 2026 Quarterly Presentation Lineup! 2026 Presentation Line-up Taking Shape Sunday, January 18, 2026: “Logging Railroads of the White Mountains” with Dave Govatski, Naturalist, Former U.S. Forest Service Employee, Local Historian In the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, the logging industry dominated our White Mountains harvesting trees to mill into lumber for our growing nation. There were several logging railroads in our mountains, each servicing a mill or logging interest. These included railroads in Bartlett, Hart’s Location, and Livermore. Dave’s talk will tell us the history of these railroads. A brief BHS Annual Meeting will precede Dave’s talk. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2026: “Wit and Wisdom: The Forgotten Literary Life of New England Villages” with Jo Radner, Freelance Storyteller and Oral Historian Before and after the Civil War, our rural ancestors created neighborhood events to improve their minds. Community members composed and read aloud homegrown, handwritten literary "newspapers" full of keen verbal wit. Sometimes serious, sometimes sentimental but mostly very funny, these "newspapers" were common in villages across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and revealed the hopes, fears, humor and surprisingly daring behavior of our forebearers. Jo Radner shares excerpts from her book about hundreds of these "newspapers" and provides examples from villages in our region. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2026: Colonies to Country: The Forming of the United States of America with Bob Cottrell, Curator of the Henney History Room, Local Historian In 1776, talk of finding our independence from our Royal Governance by England was growing in the colonies. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress and our effort to depart from British rule began. By 1789, the Revolutionary War saw the defeat of the British troops and our nation had a new Constitution. The effort to form a government and move from 13 separate colonies to 13 states under a federal government was underway. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. October Presentation—TBD —Wednesday, October 21, 2026 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. BHS Quarterly Presentation Series—What are your ideas for topics? We’d like to hear from you—What topics, focusing on local or regional history, would you like to hear about? Please send your topic ideas to Phil Franklin (Phil@BartlettHistory.org ) and we’ll consider each suggestion and see if we can find a presenter for the topic. 6 A Recap of the Celebration to Open the Bartlett Historical Society & Museum Building By Phil Franklin Saturday, October 19, 2024, marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Bartlett. Last Year's BHS Quarterly Presentation Series 2025 Sunday, January 12, 2025: Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People, presented by Jo Radner (A NH Humanities presenter) We rescheduled this presentation from its original October 2024 date Jo shares a selection of historical tales-humorous and thought-provoking-about New Englanders who have used their wits in extraordinary ways to solve problems and create inventions. The talk will include discussion with the audience, and may introduce a brief folktale or a poem about inventiveness and problem-solving. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025: Fly Fishing on the Saco with local fishing expert, Steve Angers, owner of the North Country Angler shop This presentation is a bit of a departure from our usual presentations on local history but fishing in our local rivers, streams and ponds has been a staple of life in the area since it was first settled. Steve will tell us about the sport of fly fishing and share news of expanded fishing opportunities in the local waters. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2025: A Soldiers’ Story of Duty in the Middle East with Karl-Dieter Chandler, 2nd Lieutenant, US Army, Blackhawk Helicopter pilot Karl-Dieter grew up in Bartlett (son of Hannah and Mike Chandler). He joined the US Army as an ROTC cadette and eventually served in a number of locations in the United States. In 2008, he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as an Aeromedical Evacuation Pilot. Karl will present a before and after view of the Middle East—before the war and after the war, talking about his experiences as a Bartlett native in a foreign land. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m., at the Bartlett Historical Society and Museum: A special presentation on “A Century of Railroading in Crawford Notch” by Ben English Jr. This presentation covers the operation of the Maine Central’s Mountain Division from the age of steam to the age of diesel. English will talk about the trains and the people that made transportation by rail through Crawford Notch happen. Wednesday, October 15, 2025: TBD —We are working on scheduling a very interesting and entertaining presenter and topic for this event. We’ll have more to announce on this when we get the event confirmed. We hope to have a presenter that will tell an interesting and unusual story of a hike on the Appalachian Trail. We hope to confirm the presenters availability soon. Bartlett Historical Society & Museum, 13 School Street, Bartlett, Time: 7:00 p.m. BHS Quarterly Presentation Series—What are your ideas for topics? We’d like to hear from you—What topics, focusing on local or regional history, would you like to hear about? Please send your topic ideas to Phil Franklin (Phil@BartlettHistory.org ) and we’ll consider each suggestion and see if we can find a presenter for the topic. 6 A Recap of the Celebration to Open the Bartlett Historical Society & Museum Building By Phil Franklin Saturday, October 19, 2024, marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Bartlett. LAST YEAR'S PROGRAMS 2024: Announcing the 2024 Quarterly Presentation Series! DUE TO SNOWSTORM THE JANUARY 7 EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. RESCHEDULE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON. January 7, 2024: The Mammoth Road: NH Folk Tales as an Avenue to Local History & Culture, presented by Erin Moulton, NH Humanities Speaker Folk Tales are passed from generation to generation, often embellished in the telling. Still, we can often learn about our history from these tales. Erin will tell stories compiled by the NH Women’s Federation. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Hiking in the White Mountains, presented by Ed Parsons, local hiking enthusiast and Conway Daily Sun columnist The White Mountains, including our National Forest are covered with hiking trails offering different challenges. Ed will talk about his experiences as he has hiked these trails, offering thoughts on sites and “trail attractions.” Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024: Circus and Stage Performing—Insights from Spiff and Sam, presented by Rob and Marion Owen, Professional Clowns and BHS members Rob and Marion (Spiff and Sam) will entertain us with the story of how they became circus and stage entertainers, clowning, performing magic, juggling, and inventing skits to let people forget their cares and laugh. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2024: Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People, presented by Jo Radner Jo shares a selection of historical tales-humorous and thought-provoking-about New Englanders who have used their wits in extraordinary ways to solve problems and create inventions. The talk will include discussion with the audience, and may introduce a brief folktale or a poem about inventiveness and problem-solving. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m All of our programs are free and open to the public. We gratefully accept donations at the door. All donations are directed to our Bartlett History Museum project for the renovation of the former St. Joseph Church building. Please join us for these interesting presentations. LAST YEAR'S PROGRAMS 2023: Sunday, January 8, 2023: The History of the Mount Washington Auto/Carriage Road and Glen Houses: 1855—2020 with BHS Member and former General Manager of the Auto Road, Howie Wemyss (A brief BHS Annual Meeting will precede the talk) The Mount Washington Auto Road, known as the “oldest man-made attraction in the United States,” was completed and opened to the public in 1861. Howie was the general manager of the road from 1987 to 2020. In his talk, he’ll cover the history of the road as well as the different Glen houses, adding some fun facts and anecdotes as he tells the story of these sites. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023, The History of Livermore, NH with Dr. Peter Crane Livermore was once a thriving logging town bordering Bartlett, Hart’s Location and other towns. As the logging industry came to an end, so did the town of Livermore. Peter has done extensive research on the former town that today is the subject of legend and lore. He’ll tell the story in his talk. Many people in Bartlett have connections to Livermore. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2023: Covered Bridges in New Hampshire with author Kim Varney Chandler There were once nearly 400 covered bridges in NH; today only 54 remain. Bartlett had three covered bridges but today only one remains. Kim will talk about the romance and function of these bridges as well as tell us about some of the local bridges, past and present. Come and learn about how these bridges were essential parts of the community infrastructure, not just historic sites as they are today. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023: The History of the Willey Family and Crawford Notch with author Rex Wiley Focusing on the family of Samuel Willey and the dramatic events that led to the tragic death of that family in 1826, Rex, a descendent of the Willey family, will talk about the facts and mysteries surrounding that family. Learn about their Bartlett connection and the rescue effort as well as other historical, fun and interesting news about Crawford Notch. Bartlett Congregational Church Sanctuary, Route 302 and Albany Avenue, Time: 7:00 p.m. All of our programs are free and open to the public. We gratefully accept donations at the door. All donations are directed to our Bartlett History Museum project for the renovation of the former St. Joseph Church building. Please join us for these interesting presentations.