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Abandoned New Hampshire

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Abandoned New Hampshire with heavy focus on the White Mountains region. The old settlements, forgotten communities, and old railroads that are scattered throughout the White Mountains help keep the past alive and tell the story of a forgotten era. These photos showcase the fascinating early years of New Hampshire. All photos are available for usage in print publications and projects. Click on any photo for a larger preview and / or to license it.
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  • This artifact (Charles Meakin Royal Ironstone China ) is possibly remnants of the old Flume Reservation in Lincoln, New Hampshire. The site of the old Flume Reservation is located in the general area of today's Flume Gorge Visitor Center. This is how the artifact was found; artifacts are protected and should be left where they are found. Based on the marking, this item was made by Charles Meakin at the Burslem works in England from 1870-1882.
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  • Artifacts (dishes) of the old Profile House in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. The Profile House was an 1800s / early 1900s grand hotel located just south of Echo Lake in the area of the parking lot for the Cannon Mountain Ski Area and Tramway. The hotel existed for 70 years before burning down in 1923. It was even torn down and rebuilt during its existence. This is how these artifacts were found; artifacts, like these plates, are protected and should be left undisturbed.
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  • Remnants of the old Profile House grand resort in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. The Profile House was an 1800s grand hotel located just south of Echo Lake in the area of the parking lot for the Cannon Mountain Ski Area and Tramway. The hotel existed for 70 years before burning down in 1923. It was even torn down and rebuilt during its existence.
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  • Remnants of the abandoned Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Hart's Location, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Located in the area of Sawyer River Road, the Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States.
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  • Abandoned railroad car along the old Maine Central Railroad in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire. In July of 1952,  this railroad car was one of seven that derailed in the general area of Dismal Pool; all were removed except this one.
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  • Abandoned railroad car along the old Maine Central Railroad in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire. In July of 1952,  this railroad car was one of seven that derailed in the general area of Dismal Pool; all were removed except this one.
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  • Stone culvert, in the area known as Bowman, along the old railroad bed of the Boston & Maine’s Berlin Branch in Randolph, New Hampshire. Opened in the mid-1800s, and abandoned in the 1990s, the 18 mile long Berlin Branch is now a multi-use trail - the Presidential Recreational Rail Trail.
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  • A collapsed timber bridge at the Sokokis Brook crossing along the abandoned Boston and Maine Railroad’s Mt Washington Branch (between Fabyans and the base of the Cog) in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the winter months. The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad completed this roughly six and a half mile long extension from Fabyans to the base of the Cog Railway in 1876.
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  • Artifact (tobacco tin) at an abandoned logging camp in the Flume Brook drainage in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. This camp was probably a Johnson Lumber Company (Gordon Pond Railroad) camp. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • An abandoned sled road in the Flume Brook drainage in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This sled road begins off of George Johnson’s (Johnson Lumber Company) main sled road, and travels into the Mount Flume valley. Up until the early 1970s (1971-1972), the lower section of the Flume Slide Trail utilized this sled road. George Johnson’s (Johnson Lumber Company) main sled road was used to log the eastern side of Franconia Notch. It began in the general area of Johnson's Lumber Mill in North Lincoln, traveled along the eastern hillside of Franconia Notch, and ended in Walker Ravine.
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  • Remnants of a trestle at the Gale River crossing along the abandoned Profile & Franconia Notch Railroad in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. This railroad was in operation from 1879-1921 and only serviced the Profile House in Franconia Notch. It was originally built as narrow gauge railroad then later converted to a standard gauge line.
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  • Remnants of an abandoned wooden dam on Tecumseh Brook in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the autumn month of October.
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  • Remnants of an old wooden dam on Tecumseh Brook in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the autumn season. Mount Tecumseh is named for the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh (c.1768 – October 5, 1813).
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  • This artifact (part of a tea cup) is possibly remnants of the old Flume Reservation in Lincoln, New Hampshire. The site of the old Flume Reservation is located in the general area of today's Flume Gorge Visitor Center. This is how the artifact was found; artifacts, like this tea cup, are protected and should be left undisturbed.
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  • Guy wire anchor rod for an old utility pole along the abandoned Breadtray Basin Trail in Livermore, New Hampshire. Also known as the Breadtray Ravine Trail, this trail ascended Mount Osceola from Thornton Gore. It was abandoned in the 1950s. This utility pole held the telephone wire that was strung along the trail for the now gone Mount Osceola Fire Tower (1910 - 1958).
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  • An old dam in the southern section of Franconia Notch in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This old dam is possibly linked to the old Flume Reservation that was in the area.
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  • An abandoned dam in the southern section of Franconia Notch in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This old dam is possibly linked to the old Flume Reservation that was in the area.
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  • Remnants of an old stone foundation and water spicket in the general area of today's Flume Gorge Visitor Center in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This foundation is possibly linked to the old Flume Reservation that was in the area.
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  • Remnants of an old stone foundation and water spicket in the general area of today's Flume Gorge Visitor Center in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This foundation is possibly linked to the old Flume Reservation that was in the area.
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  • Located in the general area of today's Flume Gorge visitor center in Lincoln, New Hampshire, this is possibly remnants of the old Flume Reservation.
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  • Old bridge that crossed Talford Brook just above today's Tripoli Road in Livermore, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • Remnants (stove pieces) of the abandoned Woodstock & Thornton Gore Railroad in Livermore, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Operated by the Woodstock Lumber Company, this was a logging railroad in operation from 1909-1914 in the towns of Woodstock, Thornton Gore, and Livermore. And this location along the railroad may have been the site of a logging camp. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of the abandoned Pennsylvania Wagon Hub Company along the Gordon Pond Railroad (logging railroad, 1907-1916) in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This mill, located in the same area as the 1900s Matson Flooring Company along Harvard Brook, produced wagon wheel hubs.
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  • Remnants of a trestle (may have been more of a bridge) at the Jackman Brook crossing along the Jackman Brook Branch of the Gordon Pond Railroad (logging railroad, 1907-1916) in Woodstock, New Hampshire.
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  • A section of the Walker Brook Branch of the Gordon Pond Railroad (logging railroad, 1907-1916) in Woodstock, New Hampshire during the summer months. The railroad traveled very close to the brook in this location. Take note to the corduroyed logs.
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  • Eastman Brook in Woodstock, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • Eastman Brook in Woodstock, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • Remnants of the Lincoln mill era and East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era along the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This circular saw mill blade is a protected artifact from the logging railroad and mill era.
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  • Metal tag on hardwood tree from possibly some kind of research / survey project along the old Osseo Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Cut in the early 1900s, this portion of the Osseo Trail began near the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s logging Camp 3. It traveled up through the Clear Brook drainage to Osseo Peak and Mount Flume. During the early years of the trail, it was part of the Franconia Ridge Trail. In the 1980s when the Clearbrook Condominium development was built this portion of the Osseo Trail was abandoned and rerouted to its current location.
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  • Remnants (old glass bottle) of an abandoned camp along the old Osseo Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire; the old trail began near the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s logging Camp 3, near today’s entrance to Loon Mountain, and traveled up through the Clear Brook drainage to Osseo Peak and Mount Flume. Cut in the early 1900s, this portion of the Osseo Trail was part of the Franconia Ridge Trail, but in the 1980s, when the Clearbrook Condominium development was built, this portion of the Osseo Trail was abandoned and rerouted to its current location. The start of the trail is now along the Lincoln Woods Trail.
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  • An old dam on Gibbs Brook near Crawford Path in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the spring months. This dam and piping system (out of sight) supplied water to the old Crawford House. The Crawford House was located where the AMC Highland Center is today. When the Crawford House rebuilt this dam in the 1960s, they reinforced the dam with old iron cots that were in the basement of the Crawford House. These iron cots can be seen in the dam today
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  • An old dam on Gibbs Brook near Crawford Path in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the spring months. This dam and piping system (out of sight) supplied water to the old Crawford House. The Crawford House was located where the AMC Highland Center is today. When the Crawford House rebuilt this dam in the 1960s, they reinforced the dam with old iron cots that were in the basement of the Crawford House. These iron cots can be seen in the dam today.
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  • An old dam on Gibbs Brook in the New Hampshire White Mountains during the spring months. This dam, rebuilt in the 1960s, and piping system (out of sight) supplied water to the old Crawford House. The Crawford House was located where the AMC Highland Center is today. Crawford Path, the oldest continuously used mountain trail in America, passes by this dam.
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  • Remnants of the Grandview Tower on the summit of Grandview Mountain in Woodstock, New Hampshire. This tower was originally a private observatory built In 1921 by the North Woodstock Improvement Association.  A new tower was built in 1939, and it would be put out of service in 1948.
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  • A plastic PVC pipe and metal tag in an old landslide path on the western flank of Mount Lafayette in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. This landslide slid in 1948 and in 1959, and this pipe and metal tag are possibly remnants of an old study that was done on the landslide. The study focused on the forests recovery from landslides.
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  • Remnants of the stone wall that was built at Ice Pond, near Camp 7 of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. During the logging era, large blocks of ice were cut from this pond and used in iceboxes (early refrigerators). The ice blocks were stored at the Camp 7 ice house and some stored in the ice house at the company store in Lincoln Village. Use of the ice house ended in the 1940s, probably 1946.
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  • Remnants of a siding, near Birch Island Brook, along the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893 -1948) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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  • Possibly remnants a stone foundation from one of the buildings at Camp 9 (Hancock Branch) of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. Today’s Hancock Notch Trail utilizes this section of the railroad bed and travels by this camp.
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  • Artifact at an abandoned logging camp in Walker Ravine in Franconia Notch of the New Hampshire White Mountains during the spring months. This camp was likely part of the Johnson Lumber Company (Gordon Pond Railroad), and this is probably a tobacco tin. The type of tobacco that was in this tin is unknown. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of the Number 2 Dam on the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River in Lincoln, New Hampshire. These concrete footings held the steel penstock that connected the dam to the Number 2 Powerhouse that was a short distance downriver. Built in the early 1900s, this dam was located east of Loon Mountain on the East Branch. And historical references refer to this dam by different names, but the No. 2 Dam seems to be the name most used.
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  • Site of the Whitehouse Mills on the Pemigewasset River, along the Pemi Trail, in Franconia Notch of Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was an 1890s mill owned by Frank W. Whitehouse.
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  • Abandoned street signs along the Webster-Jackson Trail in the White Mountains, New Hampshire during the spring months.
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  • Remnants of an abandoned spur line of the Wild River Railroad in Bean’s Purchase, New Hampshire. This was a logging railroad in operation from 1891-1904.
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  • Remnants of an old hay rake at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire. Thornton Gore was the site of an old hill farming community that was abandoned during the 19th century. Based on an 1860 historical map of Grafton County this is believed to have been the T & D Boynton homestead. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Abandoned cellar hole at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Thornton Gore was the site of an old hill farming community that was abandoned during the 19th century. Based on an 1860 historical map of Grafton County this is believed to have been the T. Wyatt homestead.
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  • Remnants of an abandoned cellar hole at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Thornton Gore was the site of an old hill farming community that was abandoned during the 19th century. Based on an 1860 historical map of Grafton County this is believed to have been the P.P. Merrill homestead.
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  • Remnants of an old sickle bar mower at an abandoned farmstead at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Thornton Gore was the site of an old hill farming community that was abandoned during the 19th century. Based on an 1860 historical map of Grafton County this is believed to have been the J. Merrill farmstead. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of an old mill along Talford Brook at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This was an old hill farm community that was abandoned during the 19th century.
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  • Remnants of an old mill along Talford Brook at Thornton Gore in Thornton, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This was an old hill farm community that was abandoned during the 19th century.
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  • The general area of where the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp was located along Tripoli Road in Livermore, New Hampshire during the autumn months. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States. This is also the general area of a rail-side logging camp along the Woodstock & Thornton Gore Railroad (1909-1914).
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