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Category Archives: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

“Almost an Accident”

Unsafe cannonades almost end in tragedy for guests at the Profile House…

Posted byMarek4 July, 20166 July, 2016Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:cannon, Echo Lake, explosion, Franconia Notch, horse, profile house, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on “Almost an Accident”

Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

1865: The restorative powers of the White Mountains during the closing months of the Civil War…

Posted byMarek29 April, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, hiking, NH history, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, weather, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:cannon mountain, snow, war, white mountains, william bLeave a comment on Swett 10: Snow-balling in June

Swett 8: The Old Man of the Mountain

1865: Swett gets his first glimpse of a rocky NH icon …

Posted byMarek9 February, 20138 May, 2020Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, hiking, Old Man of the Mountain, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Franconia, old man of the mountain, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 8: The Old Man of the Mountain

Swett 7: Signs & Gestures

1865: Guests mix and meet in the Profile House dining room …

Posted byMarek6 February, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:deaf, Franconia, mute, profile house, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 7: Signs & Gestures

Swett 6: Profile House

1865: Swett approaches his destination …

Posted byMarek1 February, 201329 March, 2015Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, tourism, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Franconia, profile house, white mountains, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 6: Profile House

Swett 5: Spring Blizzard

1865: A late-spring snow storm surprises Swett in his seat on the roof of the stage…

Posted byMarek17 January, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Franconia, horses, Littleton, mines, SOURCE=HHS, weather, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Franconia, Littleton, Mount Lafayette, stage coach, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 5: Spring Blizzard

Swett 4: Wheel Trouble

1865: Swett’s train ride to the mountains goes smoothly … until the wheels come off!

Posted byMarek10 January, 201329 March, 2015Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Connecticut, SOURCE=HHS, SOURCE=roadside markers, Vermont, William B. SwettTags:train, well's river, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 4: Wheel Trouble

Swett 3: Train to the Lakes

1865: See? Travel really was more fun for everyone back then …

Posted byMarek5 January, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, firewood, Laconia, Pembroke, SOURCE=HHS, William B. SwettTags:Laconia, Lakeport, train, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 3: Train to the Lakes

ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

Let’s kick off this series with a pin-up image of Mr. Swett in the Flume…

Posted byMarek4 January, 201311 April, 2016Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, forestry, Henniker, hiking, posters, SOURCE=HHS, squirrel, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:white mountains, William B. Swett2 Comments on ADVENTURES of a DEAF-MUTE… (Cover & Intro Links)

Swett 2: Concord Train Station

1865: In which we meet a colorful local character…

Posted byMarek2 January, 201329 April, 2013Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, Concord, Henniker, Pembroke, SOURCE=HHS, weather, William B. SwettTags:concord, Pembroke, train, William B. SwettLeave a comment on Swett 2: Concord Train Station

Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

1865: Deaf-mute Henniker native William B. Swett begins his journey to the White Mountains…

Posted byMarek28 December, 201225 March, 2015Posted in1860s, Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains, death, Henniker, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHS, White Mountains, William B. SwettTags:Henniker, white mountains, William B. Swett2 Comments on Swett 1: Adventures of a Deaf-Mute in the White Mountains

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