White Mountain Trivia

[Ridgewalker]

White Mountain Trivia:

1. Which timber baron was responsible for clear cutting the Pemi and Zealand areas?
2. What was the year the Old Man of the Mountain discovered?
3. This path begins in Crawford Notch and crosses over several 3K peaks, of which one is 4K and leads to Mt. Washington?
4. What was the old name for the Dry river?
5. What USFS campsite in Gorham is named for the family that lived there?


Credits for the trivia idea goes to Waumbek


Answers will be given when everyone is stumped

 

[brianW]

1. ?
2. Luke Brooks and Francis Witcomb
3. Davis Path (side paths to summits and meets the Crawford Path on the slope of Washington)
4. Wet River??? sorry couldn't resist
5. Barnes Field (?)

 

[Trout]

5. Dolly Copp Campground

 

[grouseking]

1. J. E. Henry
2. 1805

grouseking

 

[dr_wu002]

4. What was the old name for the Dry river?

I believe it was called Mt. Washington River.

-Dr. Wu

 

[Ridgewalker]

Answers to Trivia

1. Which timber baron was responsible for clear cutting the Pemi and Zealand areas? James Everll Henry



2. What was the year the Old Man of the Mountain discovered? 1803


3. This path begins in Crawford Notch and crosses over several 3K peaks, of which one is 4K and leads to Mt. Washington? Davis Path



4. What was the old name for the Dry river? Mt. Washington River

5. What USFS campsite in Gorham is named for the family that lived there? Dolly and Hayes Copp