Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge
Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge - Located in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park is the picturesque Sentinel Pine Covered Bridge. Built by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in 1939, the roughly 60 foot long covered bridge crosses the Pemigewasset River just above a natural basin knonw as "The Pool”. The covered bridge is named for a massive old white ...
Fabyan Guard Station, Carroll
Fabyan Guard Station, Carroll - Located along the old Cherry Mountain Road in Carroll, New Hampshire, there is an interesting piece of White Mountains history, the Fabyan Guard Station. Clifford L. Graham built the Fabyan Guard Station (also called the Fabyan Cabin) in 1923; he would eventually become Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest. Built of spruce logs from the surrounding area, ...
Hexacuba Shelter, Kodak Trail
Hexacuba Shelter, Kodak Trail - Built in 1989 by the Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC), the Hexacuba Shelter is a six-sided hexagonal log shelter that sleeps 8-10. It's located at 1,980 feet on the south side of Mount Cube on a spur path off the Kodak Trail, a segment of the Appalachian Trail, in Orford, New Hampshire...[Continue reading] ...
Resolution Shelter, Dry River Wilderness
Resolution Shelter, Dry River Wilderness - The Resolution shelter site is located off of the 14-mile long Davis Path in the federally designated Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Designated by the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act, then expanded in 1984 by the New Hampshire Wilderness Act, this 29,000-acre wilderness area is governed under the National Wilderness Preservation System and ...
Weeks State Park, New Hampshire
Weeks State Park, New Hampshire - Weeks State Park is a 420-acre, more or less, property on Mt. Prospect in Lancaster, New Hampshire. The main attraction of the park is the historical Weeks Estate on the summit, which was built in 1912 for John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926). The main house is built of fieldstone and stucco...[Continue reading] ...
Russell-Colbath House, Passaconaway
Russell-Colbath House, Passaconaway - The Russell-Colbath House is a 19th-century historic house along the Kancamagus Highway in Albany, New Hampshire. Albany was first chartered in 1766 under the name Burton and then renamed Albany in 1833. This old house holds the fascinating story of Ruth Priscilla Russell: the grand old lady of Passaconaway....[Continue reading] ...
Middle Sister Groundhouse, Albany
Middle Sister Groundhouse, New Hampshire - The Middle Sister Groundhouse (fire tower) is located on Middle Sister Mountain, along Middle Sister Trail, near Mount Chocorua in Albany, New Hampshire. It was in operation from 1927-1948, and according to the Forest Fire Lookout Association it remained in service until 1948. Today, a Forest Service....[Continue reading] ...
Greenleaf Hut, Mount Lafayette
Greenleaf Hut, Mount Lafayette - Some love' em and some hate' em! I have listened to some very heated debates over the years as to why the huts should or should not exist. Personally, I believe they offer travelers an excellent opportunity to explore the mountain region. And they do make make great photo subjects....[Continue reading] ...
Fabyan Guard Station, White Mountains
Fabyan Guard Station, White Mountains - Built in 1923 by Clifford L. Graham, the Fabyan Guard Station is a 16 by 20 foot one room log cabin located along old Cherry Mountain Road (the old Jefferson Turnpike) in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Graham would eventually become Supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest..[Continue reading] ...
The Perch Shelter, White Mountains
The Perch Shelter, White Mountains - The Perch Shelter is located along the Perch Path in Cascade Ravine, just off Randolph Path and Israel Ridge Path, in the Presidential Range in the New Hampshire White Mountains. Four tent platforms are also located at the Perch Shelter site. Originally a birch bark building, the Perch Shelter dates back to the 1890s (around 1892) when ...
The Frost Place Museum, Franconia
Robert Frost Homestead, New Hampshire - From the rusted mailbox to the chairs on the porch, nothing represents rural america better than this classic New England homestead. The Robert Frost Homestead is a great spot to visit if you are looking to kill some time during your visit to the White Mountains region of New Hampshire.....[Continue reading] ...
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Specializing in environmental conservation and historic preservation photography mainly in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire, Erin Paul’s photography and writing focuses on the history of the White Mountains, and telling the story of abandoned places and forgotten historical sites.