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I have just returned from a trip to the Notch to say my goodbyes to a treasure. The Old Man has been a part of my life since childhood and a very important part when I had some tough times. The Old Man has been so important that not one, but TWO framed photos hang in my living room. When I heard the news at my winter home in South Carolina, I vowed that one of the first things I would do when I arrived in Vermont was to visit the site for some closure. I did that today. So long Old Man, it's been great.
Doug Steimle, Columbia, SC and Greensboro, VT
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1940 postcard submitted by Vikki Papesh
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My family and I had the pleasure of traveling to New Hampshire in 2001. We visited Franconia Notch, an incredible natural site, and paid our respect to the "Old Man." I am very glad you immortalized him on your state quarter; he will be truly missed. I am sending a 1940 postcard with a photo of the Old Man for your scrapbook.
Vikki
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I live in New Hampshire where the Old Man used to live
When I drive by I think of what he had to give.
He is in our history,
How he fell is a mystery.
Rain, sleet, hail, snow;
How he fell we'll never know.
Joy and happiness is how we feel;
He was made of rock but was always real.
Submitted by:
Ashley, Nicole, Dylan, & Joshua--participants of "Reading Rocks the Granite State" New Hampshire Summer Reading Program at WEBSTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Wentworth NH
(Sent in by Nance Masterson, Librarian)
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Dear New Hampshire, I am saddened to hear of your loss of the "Old Man of the Mountain.".... I have a truly beautiful photo that I would love to share with you. A few years past my daughter and son-in-law from southern Maine brought us to visit the White Mountains and on this visit my daughter took a handsome symmetrical-side profile photo of "the Old Man" .... The photo was taken in panoramic width, what makes this picture especially unique is that my daughter took the photo as a vertical rather than a horizontal panoramic shot - it may very well be the only such photographic pose of the Old Man of the Mountain. Not barring being prejudice because my daughter took the snapshot, I have to say it is the most beautiful and unusual snapshot of the "Old Man" and the mountain that I've seen. I have framed the picture along with another photo of the mountain that was also taken in a vertical panoramic pose, one that I photographed, and have displayed them as an artwork ensemble in my home.... May I add that I hope the "Old Man of the Mountain" will be reproduced as a memorial to the original, which served New Hampshire so well for the longest of time, a memorial so that the "The Great Stone Face" will not to be forgotten in the rhythm of time. And let the history of its tragic falling be an icon reminding us that nothing in this world last forever, so let's take the time to enjoy its beauty now...especially that of the White Mountains.
My condolences,
Joan Albert
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Photo taken by Amy Plourde
from Otisfield, ME
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