Rumney in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Park History

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2016

1. Park History Marker

Inscription. Polar Caves Park was discovered by a group of local teenagers playing in the boulders beneath Mt. Haycock in the year 1900. Twenty-two years later Edwin Collishaw, seeing the potential, opened the caves to the public. He chose the name Polar Caves due to the cold air currents issuing from the passageways. The perpetual cold air rises from glacial ice preserved for ages below the boulders. In 1935 the park was purchased by its present ownership, Resort Enterprises.

Erected by Polar Caves Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Environment • Exploration • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 43° 46.836′ N, 71° 46.983′ W. Marker is in Rumney, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It can be reached from Mount Moosilauke Highway (New Hampshire Route 25). Marker is at the Discovery Shelter in Polar Caves Park; admission fee required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 705 New Hampshire 25, Rumney NH 03266, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geological History of the Polar Caves (a few steps from this marker); The Granite State (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith Bridge

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Baker River (approx. 4 miles away); PSU Counseling and Human Relations Center Site (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Frost House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Robert L Frost (approx. 4.8 miles away); Bobcat Boulder (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rumney.

Also see . . . Polar Caves Park. (Submitted on August 27, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Park History Marker at Discovery Shelter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 24, 2016

2. Park History Marker at Discovery Shelter

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.