![]() The first hotel in this location was Rosebrook Place, built in 1803-1804, and burned in July, 1818. This was the third hotel on this location, known as "Giant's Grave" and the site of an Indian curse. In anticipation of the two railroad's arrival, the Mount Washington Hotel company had built the Fabyan House here, which opened in August, 1873. After 1889, two railroad lines would continue side by side from Fabyan's to Twin Mountain, where they would part company, with the BC&M track heading east along the "Wing Road" (now Route 3) towards Bethlehem, while the P&O track headed northward through Carroll and Whitefield to Dalton, NH, where the P&O crossed the Connecticut River to South Lunenburg, VT.įabyan's was also the site of a grand hotel of the same name. In 1889 the Maine Central Railroad extended its line from Fabyans. After reaching North Conway in 1871, the P&O had begun building the "Notch Extension" in September, 1872. ![]() This was a most impressive feat of engineering for the time, but it took nearly 3 years for the P&O to accomplish. The BC&M had reached Fabyan's in 1874 by descending a fairly gently graded Crawford Notch from the north while ascending Crawford Notch steeply from the south, with an elevation gain of 1369' from North Conway, the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad (after August 20, 1888, the Mountain Division of the Maine Central Railroad) had reached Fabyan's on August 9, 1875. Those taking the late afternoon train to the summit would have to stay overnight at the Summit House hotel.įabyan's was a major railroad junction at the time, as it was the terminus of two major railroad lines. Those taking the morning train up would have a couple of hours to spend on the summit before taking the returning afternoon train. Apparently there were two trains a day in either direction - a morning and an afternoon train. ![]() The sign reads as follows: "Train for Mt. The Cog railway can be seen ascending the mountain in the background.Ĭustomers aboard the Fabyan's-Marshfield open air coach in 1906.Ĭustomers aboard the Fabyan's-Marshfield open air coach in 1916. Washington locomotive is poised to return down the branch railroad to Fabyan's on the right, the Cog Railway is ready to ascend to the mountaintop.Ī Kilburn stereoview of the Mount Washington locomotive. MARSHFIELD BASE STATION OF THE MOUNT WASHINGTON COG RAILWAYĪround 1880, on the left, the Mt. ![]()
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