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

Loon Mountain

Section of logging railroad

— 1893-1947 —

 
 
Logging Railroad Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2008
1. Logging Railroad Marker
Inscription. Loon Mountain
Section of logging railroad
1893-1947
A billion feet of logs were hauled over this track.
Lincoln, N.H.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
 
Location. 44° 3.444′ N, 71° 38.083′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. Marker is on Kancamagus Highway, on the right when traveling east. The marker is near the entrance to the Loon Mountain Resort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln NH 03251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Railroads tame the White Mountains (here, next to this marker); The Bear Show (approx. 2.6 miles away); The First Passenger Carrying Aerial Tramway in North America (approx. 2.6 miles away); Borasaurus (approx. 2.6 miles away); Quinten E. Mulleavey (approx. 2.7 miles away); Clark's Bridge (approx. 2.7 miles away); Betty and Barney Hill Incident (approx. 3.1 miles away); Vietnam Veterans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.
 
Also see . . .  East Branch & Lincoln Railroad. Images from the railroad's right of way. (Submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
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The track section and engine image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2008
2. The track section and engine
The engine and a log car. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2008
3. The engine and a log car.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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