Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Museum of the White Mountains will be closed for the Old Man of the Mountain Exhibition install. On Friday, June 2, 2023 at 4:00pm The Old Man of the Mountain Exhibition Opening begins and runs until 6:00pm
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. The striking image of the Old Man of the Mountain, silhouetted against blue skies, [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. The successful creation of Franconia Notch State Park (1927-1928) and the building of the [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This event is supported by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities Community Project Grants. In Franconia Notch, the imposing Cannon Cliff looms over a massive heap of rock debris, ranging from pebbles to boulders, creating the largest talus [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. Despite his fall in 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain remains the symbol [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. In May 2003, the Old Man of The Mountain collapsed into Franconia Notch ending [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Event Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. The Old Man of the Mountain became the state’s official emblem in 1945. Moreover, [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presented as part of our 2023 An Enduring Presence: The Old Man of the Mountain Series. This project was made possible with support from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org. Twenty years ago this spring, the iconic 200 million year old "Old Man of the [...]