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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The White Mountains: Mt. Kearsarge North Fire Tower - Conway, overlooking the White Mountain National Forest

Mt. Kearsarge North’s historic fire tower – the last standing in the White Mountain National Forest – provides a panoramic view of the “Switzerland of America.”

Listed on the National Historic Lookout Registry, 1991

NH Division of Historical Resources photo

2 comments:

  1. nmillerpetersonMay 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    What a beautiful image! I hope to have an opportunity to visit one day.

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  2. PreserverMay 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    To learn more about the Kearsarge North tower and the other federal and state fire towers in New Hampshire, visit http://whitemountainhistory.org/Fire_Lookouts.html and http://www.firelookout.org/towers/nh/nh.htm, and their links.

    Go to http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/coll/item/2004677847/ for Library of Congress photos of forest fire lookout Barbara Mortensen working at the federal Pine Mountain fire tower in Gorham NH in 1943.

    For a personal living history experience, guests can stay overnight in the Watchman’s Cabin on the summit of Magalloway Mountain in Pittsburg. Find out more at http://www.nhdfl.org/fire-control-and-law-enforcement/cabin-rental.aspx

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