Tower and Summer Home - Lancaster, NH
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nomadwillie
N 44° 27.089 W 071° 34.245
19T E 295459 N 4925234
The auto road was built in 1912, as was the main house. Weeks was a driving force in the passage of the Weeks Act in 1911.
Waymark Code: WM17GVA
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2023
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At the top of the notch is the junction with a paved road.
Right on this road (toll fee $2 for automobile and passengers) is the summer home
on Mount Prospect of the late Secretary of War John W. Weeks, a native of Lancaster, to whom belongs the major credit for the establishment of the White
Mountain Forest Reservation (see White Mountains). A Tower at the top of the mountain commands a wide view of the North Country. The Jefferson Range
east, forms a fine setting for the villages of Jefferson and Lancaster while the Connecticut River is visible for several miles with the Vermont hills as a background.
Looking south, Martin Meadow Pond is visible (R) from the road.
American-Guide-Series - New Hampshire: a Guide to the Granite State, p.330 (1938)
Usually, all my stops are preplanned destinations, however I spotted the NH marker at the bottom of the mountain and just decided to ride to the top. The road was scenic and the summit was historic.