OUTDOOR SIGNAGE & EXHIBITS
ea
sir aereeuou 50 7
vr oaeretura 3609 7 az
Fea Ra Rat tage Pc
‘ount Washington is the highest mountain in
Presidential Range of the White Mountains, it
was named for George Washington. It was frst scaled
by Europeans in 1642. Ethan Allen Crawford and his
father, Abel, blazed the frst trail up the mountain in 1219:
today it is the oldest mountain trail in continuous use in
the United States. In 1851, the railroad reached nearby
Gorham, NH, ushering in the golden age of White:
Mountain tourism. Just two years later 3.400 visitors
climbed Mount Washington, and today, approximately
50.000 people hike the mountain each year.
“The Loftiest of all Hotels”
The work of getting to the top of the
mountain was rewarded 2s entrepreneurs
sought to make ita destination worthy of
the effort In 1852 the Summit House was
Auto Road
Mount Was
. “Grand! Glorious! Wonderful!” Gimbing to the Summit
“Making the Ascent by
Carriage or Steam Train
‘As the summit
sorts. improving,
their journey
ber
Cf visitors--at ts largest it was able to house
and feed hundreds of guests. The smaller
Tip-Top House. originally builtin 1853. was
the only building to escape a devastating
1908 fire and ts the only evidence <F this
era remainingon the summit tacay, Through
century and a half. anumber of other.
‘smaller buildings such as stables. offices ancl
a5 well
In 1861 a carriage:
Then in 186g. on
the west side. the frst mountain-
climbing cog railway inthe warld
‘was bul by Sylvester Marsh oF
Litton. NH.
‘The Mount Washington Auto
Road andthe Mount Washington
ag Raltway arestill in use
Summit oF Mount Washington
Cog Railway
¥
HINGTON (ELEVATION 6,286 FEET)
The Weather
‘The top of Mount Washington is
renowned far its extreme weather. On
visibility are far more common. In 1934,
ry Recorded 231 mile-per-
hour winds. a world record at the time,
‘The summit
26’ F Hurricane-foroe winds are typically
days per year. and snow.
‘which can occur in any month, averages
2.2 Feet annually. Far comparison.
the average annual snowfall in nearby
Conway, NHiis 66 feet. Observatories
ften hurricanes had beer in deadly strife
with each other, it wuld have beere no worse. The
winds, as iflacked in martial embrace, fore along,
ulsting and whirling, and mingling their roaring
‘weather th th the
\were Bui on the summitbeginning in first
the mic-igth century. Today the Maunt Confused di
‘Washington 01 the
tracition in the Sherman Aciams Surarnit.
Building constructed in 1979.
2
High pressure
laminate signs
with standard or
custom bases
BaileyDonovan, llc
