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Old Man of the Mountain is gone
Manchester Union Leader ^ | May 3, 2003 | Staff Reports

Posted on 05/03/2003 8:47:46 AM PDT by billorites

The Old Man of the Mountain has collapsed.

The beloved New Hampshire symbol fell from its rocky perch 1,200 feet above Profile Lake in Franconia some time within the past day.

Workers at the Flume reported the incident early this morning. It is unknown exactly when the face fell because it has been hidden by clouds and fog for more than a day.

Dick Hamilton, president of the White Mountain Attractions, said it appears the forehead fell and took the nose with it.

“I never thought I’d see the day this would happen,” said Hamilton.

The face was comprised of five stones turnbuckled to hold it in place. The rods that secured the face were still visible early yesterday. The face was first secured with cables and turnbuckles about 100 years ago and routine work on it was done on a regular basis.

It is unknown exactly when the famous profile collapsed because it has been hidden by clouds and fog for more than a day.

The face was discovered in 1805, and is believed to be one of the most photographed natural wonders in the Northeast.

It is unknown if any of the face is intact below its perch, or where the pieces might be. The area below the face is rocky and remote and some officials believe the falling pieces of the face may have broken even when they hit the ground.

It is also unknown exactly where the fallen pieces are located. No injuries have been reported.

The profile is located in Franconia State Park to the West of Route 93. The profile is about 40 feet tall and 25 feet wide and has been the subject of many poems. It appears on the New Hampshire quarter and on state road signs.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: geography
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Dang!
1 posted on 05/03/2003 8:47:46 AM PDT by billorites
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2 posted on 05/03/2003 8:50:39 AM PDT by The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
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To: billorites
Aw, nuts.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F
3 posted on 05/03/2003 8:53:28 AM PDT by Criminal Number 18F
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To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
Here's another view


4 posted on 05/03/2003 8:55:03 AM PDT by lsee
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To: billorites
Its a sign...I dont know of what, but its a sign
5 posted on 05/03/2003 8:55:06 AM PDT by woofie
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To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
Somewhat like a death in the family.
6 posted on 05/03/2003 8:55:47 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites
Build It Back!
7 posted on 05/03/2003 8:56:22 AM PDT by Momaw Nadon (The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open.)
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To: billorites
Now will be known as "Micheal Jackson of the Mountain"
8 posted on 05/03/2003 8:57:29 AM PDT by woofie
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To: woofie
I'm sure that it must be global warming. It couldn't possibly be that nature takes its own course.
9 posted on 05/03/2003 8:57:47 AM PDT by Clara Lou (I detest Filthy Bill and Hildabeast.)
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To: billorites
It is unknown exactly when the face fell because it has been hidden by clouds and fog for more than a day.

Bush knew!

10 posted on 05/03/2003 8:58:28 AM PDT by rabidralph (War is over--FR is back to pissing and bickering.)
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To: billorites
I thought Merle Haggard died
11 posted on 05/03/2003 8:59:21 AM PDT by Porterville (Screw the grammar, full posting ahead.)
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I thought Merle Haggard died
12 posted on 05/03/2003 8:59:42 AM PDT by Porterville (Screw the grammar, full posting ahead.)
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To: rabidralph
Abu Sayyef terrorists?
13 posted on 05/03/2003 8:59:55 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Kim Jong Il had ANOTHER bad underwear day . He found "decapitate" in his English-Korean dictionary.)
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"Get rid of Joe the Grinder, BETTER be there alone!"
14 posted on 05/03/2003 9:00:35 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Kim Jong Il had ANOTHER bad underwear day . He found "decapitate" in his English-Korean dictionary.)
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To: billorites
It's on the state quarter, our road signs, on travel brochures, and on our license plate since 1926. This is just wild.
15 posted on 05/03/2003 9:02:41 AM PDT by GraniteStateConservative (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
"The old man from the mountain's comin' home, home, home. Thought I'd better warn you, so I called you on the 'phone. Get rid of Joe, the grinder: you better be there alone. The old man from the mountain's comin' home.

I've been a-workin in the sawmill, an' I'm all uptight and tense. I got wind that someone's been diggin' under my back fence. Thought I'd better call y'all, an' let you know today, That the old man from the mountain's on his way.

Yeah, the old man from the mountain's comin' home, home, home. Thought I'd better warn you, so I called you on the 'phone. Get rid of Joe, the grinder: you better be there alone. The old man from the mountain's comin' home. Wind it up, son, wind it up.

I been workin' my dang fool head off all for a dollar bill. Now I need a bunch of good lovin', so I'm comin' down the hill. Don't need no friendly Henry's warmin' up my bed. And the old man from the mountains means what he said.

Yeah, the old man from the mountain's comin' home, home, home. Thought I'd better warn you, so I called you on the 'phone. Get rid of Joe, the grinder: you better be there alone. The old man from the mountain's comin' home. Wind it up, son, one more.

Yeah, the old man from the mountain's comin' home, home, home. Thought I'd better warn you, so I called you on the 'phone. Get rid of Joe, the grinder: you better be there alone. The old man from the mountain's comin' home."--Merle Haggard

16 posted on 05/03/2003 9:03:15 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Kim Jong Il had ANOTHER bad underwear day . He found "decapitate" in his English-Korean dictionary.)
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17 posted on 05/03/2003 9:03:53 AM PDT by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
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To: woofie
ROFLOL!!!!!
18 posted on 05/03/2003 9:06:54 AM PDT by lsee
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To: billorites; cherry_bomb88; FBD
Oh No!!! We used to visit this site every year when I was a kid and we went to see my grandparents in New Hampshire. It was such an unusual attraction. Seeing the photos brings back happy memories.
19 posted on 05/03/2003 9:07:57 AM PDT by sultan88 ("But after I've been cryin' all night, the sun is cold and the new day seems old")
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Looks like the girl I was with last night...she needs a facelift too.
20 posted on 05/03/2003 9:07:59 AM PDT by Cacophonous
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