While in New Hampshire in
1984, Karen and Lee Duquette went to Franconia Notch State
Park. and saw The Old Man of the Mountain, and rode
on The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway. Karen did not take
a lot of pictures in those days. |
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Franconia Notch State Park
is a public recreation area and nature preserve that straddles
eight miles of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia
Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia
Range in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire.
The northern part includes Cannon Mountain plus Echo and
Profile Lakes in the town of Franconia. The southern part
includes Lonesome Lake and The Flume in Lincoln. |
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The
Old Man of the Mountain |
The profile
formed during the Ice Age, and was worshipped by the Indians
as the profile of the "Great Spirit". It was
first discovered by white men in 1805. The face measured
48-feet from forehead to chin and was 1200 feet above
Profile Lake, and 3200 feet above sea level. |
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The
mountain is named for a rock formation in the shape of
a cannon mound on the summit. The Old Man of the Mountain,
also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, was
a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain
in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared
to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from
the north. The rock formation, 1,200 feet above Profile
Lake, was 40 feet tall and 25 feet wide.
The Old Man of the Mountain is called "Stone Face"
by the Abenaki and is a symbol within their culture. It
is also a symbol to the Mohawk people. The first written
mention of the Old Man was in 1805. It became a landmark
and a cultural icon for the state of New Hampshire. It
collapsed on May 3, 2003. After its collapse, residents
considered replacing it with a replica, but the idea was
ultimately rejected. It remains a visual icon on the state's
license plates and in other places. |
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Karen Duquette
got a quick photograph of The Old Man of the Mountain as
they drove past it in 1984, which is posted below. |
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Below: Since
Karen Duquette was unable to get a good picture of The
Old Man of the Mountain, she bought a postcard. |
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