Bretton Woods in Carroll in Coos County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Mount Washington Hotel
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Bretton Woods Monetary Conference
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 5, 2011
1. Mount Washington Hotel / Bretton Woods Monetary Conference Marker
Mount Washington Hotel. Standing to the east, the Mount Washington Hotel was completed in 1902 as one of the largest, most modern grand hotels in the White Mountains, one of the few built in a single campaign. Designed by New York architect Charles Alling Gifford (1861-1937), the hotel was financed by Concord, N.H. native Joseph Stickney (1840-1903), an industrialist who had purchased 10,000 acres here in 1881. Served by as many as 57 trains a day, the Mount Washington Hotel became known as one of the most luxurious summer resorts in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Bretton Woods Monetary Conference. This site in the town of Carroll, named "Bretton Woods" in 1903 to recall the original land grant of 1772, was chosen in July 1944 as the location of one of the most important meetings of the 20th century. Convened by the allied nations before the end of WWII and attended by representatives of 44 countries, the Bretton Woods Conference established regulations for the international monetary system following the war. The conference created the International Monetary Fund and the future World Bank, and linked the exchange rate of world currencies to the value of gold.
Erected 2009 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1944.
Location. 44° 15.212′ N, 71° 26.935′ W. Marker is in Carroll, New Hampshire, in Coos County. It is in Bretton Woods. It is on U.S. 302 0.4 miles east of Rosebrook Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Twin Mountain NH 03595, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crawford Notch (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Washington (about 300 feet away); The Mount Washington Hotel (about 300 feet away); Executive Councilor Raymond S. Burton (about 300 feet away); The Crawford Family (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zealand and James Everell Henry (approx. 2.6 miles away); Crawford House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Crawford Depot (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carroll.
More about this marker. Marker is in a scenic view / pull-out / rest area on the south side of Route 302.
Also see . . .
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014
2. Bretton Woods Monetary Conference Marker
1. Bretton Woods Monetary Conference - YouTube. (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Mt. Washington Hotel History. (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014
3. Mount Washington Hotel Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 5, 2011
4. Mount Washington Hotel and Marker
Mount Washington (highest peak in NH) in the background
Photographed by Kevin Craft, September 25, 2014
5. Mount Washington Hotel / Bretton Woods Monetary Conference Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 30, 2025
6. Mount Washington Hotel Marker
The Mount Washington Hotel is in the distance, awaiting the sunrise from behind the Presidential Range.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 5, 2011
7. Mount Washington Hotel
Photographed by Carol Highsmith, circa 1990
8. Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Photo of the Mount Washington Hotel provided courtesy of the Library of Congress from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive
Photographed by Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1906
9. Mount Washington Hotel (1906)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 6,157 times since then and 136 times this year. Last updated on October 2, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. Photos: 1. submitted on July 8, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 4. submitted on July 8, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 5. submitted on October 20, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 6. submitted on August 1, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 7. submitted on July 8, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 8, 9. submitted on December 30, 2012. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
