Franconia Notch and the Women who Saved itUPNE, 2007 - 214 Seiten The "heart of New Hampshire," the 6,000-acre Franconia Notch nestled deep in the majestic White Mountains, has been a well-loved summer resort and tourist destination since the nineteenth century. When in 1923 a devastating fire destroyed the famous grand hotel the Profile House and the hotel owners decided against rebuilding, lumber companies eagerly moved in to evaluate the timber in the region. A vigorous campaign to save the pristine Franconia Notch wilderness rapidly galvanized around the efforts of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the Granite State's premier force dedicated to conservation. Support poured in from local, state, regional, and national sources as the Franconia Notch campaign gathered steam in a bid to acquire and preserve the Notch.The New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs was a particularly spirited participant--and a key to the campaign's success. In 1928 the effort culminated in the creation of Franconia Notch Forest Reservation and War Memorial, today's magnificent Franconia Notch State Park. Franconia Notch and the Women Who Saved It is the story of this remarkable grassroots movement. In crisp prose, author Kimberly A. Jarvis applies meticulous scholarly skills to previously untapped archival material and weaves her findings into the dynamic conversations now being carried on among environmental historians and scholars of New England regional culture. Scholars and readers who love history and nature will enjoy Jarvis's fresh take on a story they thought they knew well. |
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Organizing the White | 76 |
Which Shall It Be? Franconia Notch Preserved | 139 |
Notes | 165 |
Bibliography | 193 |
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Golden Wings and Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled ... Kimberly A. Jarvis,Todd McLeish Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
American Legion American Legion Auxiliary Appalachia Appalachian Mountain Club Ayres Belknap Boston Box 9 campaign to save Cannon Mountain Concord conia Notch conservation movement Crawford Notch created Dwight efforts England February Federation of Women's Flume folder 22 Forest Reservation Forestry Commission Fran Franconia Notch campaign fundraising Grand Resort Hotels granite Greenleaf guests guidebooks Hamp Hampshire Everlasting Hampshire Federation Hampshire Forests Hampshire's Hannah hiking History Ibid included January January 16 Jeremy Belknap land landscape Maine Federation Manchester Union Massachusetts McDuffee memorial Mount Washington natural beauty NHFWC nineteenth century organizations preservation Profile House Profile Lake Protection purchase Railroad Romantic save Franconia Notch scenery scenic shire SPNHF Collection Stone Face sublime summer tains timber tion tourism industry tourists town travelers trees United University Press visitors White Moun White Mountain Echo White Mountain National White Mountains forests White Mountains region White Mountains tourism wilderness Willey Women's Clubs York