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Tag Archives: 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

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 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

“God almighty has hung out a sign…”

Daniel Webster‘s orating again… or IS he?!?!

Posted byMarek15 October, 201218 October, 2012Posted in1800-1899, Daniel Webster, Old Man of the Mountain, White MountainsTags:Daniel Webster, god, men, mountain, new hampshire, old man, quote, scholars, white mountainsLeave a comment on “God almighty has hung out a sign…”

Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)

Two Indian guides lead the first European expedition to the top of the White Mountains…

Posted byMarek7 October, 20129 December, 2012Posted in1640s, Dover, encounter & exploration, hiking, Piscataqua, rivers, Saco, SOURCE=Calloway, SOURCE=Winthrop, White MountainsTags:abenaki, darby field, hiking, john winthrop, mount washington, mountains, rocks, weather, white mountains3 Comments on Darby Field Climbs Mount Washington (1642)

“Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)

NH storyteller Becky Rule adds some quick cartoons to her tale of a fashionable bear encounter: (Drawn & told at the Weeks Act Centennial festivals, 2011)

Posted byMarek26 September, 201218 October, 2012Posted in2000-2099, bear, guest artist, hiking, White MountainsTags:animal, bear, becky rule, guest post, hiking, white mountainsLeave a comment on “Walk to Camp” by Becky Rule (Guest Post)

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