Abel Crawford and son, Ethan Allen Crawford, built the first Crawford House in 1828. It was run by Ethan's brother, Thomas, until sold in 1852. Fires in 1854 and 1859 destroyed the original inn and a replacement. Col. Cyrus Eastman erected the . . . — — Map (db m75236) HM
A main route to Mount
Washington was through
Crawford Notch, which
follows the Saco River to Saco
Lake-just southeast of here.
Like much of the rest of northern
New England, Crawford Notch
was part of the homeland of the
Abenaki tribe of . . . — — Map (db m162621) HM