Twin Mountain - Bretton Woods Historical Society

Twin Mountain - Bretton Woods Historical Society Preserving the history of the Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods area. Monthly meeting the 1st Wednesday of the month. All are welcome.

This is a photograph by the hotel photographer Walter R. Merryman. It was taken about 1908-1910. Besides the motorcade o...
04/03/2026

This is a photograph by the hotel photographer Walter R. Merryman. It was taken about 1908-1910. Besides the motorcade out front of the hotel, there is another surprise. Look in the upper left corner. There is a man standing on a ladder on the roof. There was a lighted sign in big letters that said "Mount Washington." He is by the letters "ON." He is probably changing a light bulb!

This is a picture of the sign to Twin Mountain Airport back in 1939. Lee Bowman learned to fly in 1928. By 1939 he was a...
03/22/2026

This is a picture of the sign to Twin Mountain Airport back in 1939. Lee Bowman learned to fly in 1928. By 1939 he was an accomplished pilot. He gave flying lessons at the Twin State Airport in Springfield, Vt, and the Twin Mountain Airport in Carroll. He was known as the "The Twin Mountain Eagle" after flying in emergency medicine for a man suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. He pioneered flying into the White Mountains the daily newspapers from Boston, with stops in Twin Mountain, Bretton Woods, Jefferson, Sugar Hill other towns.

This photo was taken on July 16, 1906. It depicts the early construction of the Stickney Chapel on Rt. 302, in front of ...
03/21/2026

This photo was taken on July 16, 1906. It depicts the early construction of the Stickney Chapel on Rt. 302, in front of the Mount Washington Hotel. Many of the Italian stone masons had previously worked on the granite foundation of the hotel. The granite came from a nearby guary.

Bowman Flying Service was owned by Lee Bowman of Springfield, VT. He advertised flights over Mount Washington for the pu...
03/15/2026

Bowman Flying Service was owned by Lee Bowman of Springfield, VT. He advertised flights over Mount Washington for the public. He flew out of the Twin Mountain Airport. Picture is from 1939 and the young girl is Phyllis McGee.

WACO Bi-plane landing at the Twin Mt. Airport in 1939. The Presidential Range is in the background. Stan Hunt of Keene, ...
03/13/2026

WACO Bi-plane landing at the Twin Mt. Airport in 1939. The Presidential Range is in the background. Stan Hunt of Keene, NH was the pilot. WACO stood for the WA aircraft company, of Troy, Ohio. In business from 1920 to 1947.

You needed a ticket to get in before you could boogie!
03/12/2026

You needed a ticket to get in before you could boogie!

Dreamwold. A busy and fun spot back in its day!
03/12/2026

Dreamwold. A busy and fun spot back in its day!

This is the Fabyan Station. The hotel of the same name sat across the street on the ski area side. Notice the many track...
03/06/2026

This is the Fabyan Station. The hotel of the same name sat across the street on the ski area side. Notice the many tracks near the station, and the three hand carts between the rails.

In 1919 these Carroll students weren't bussed to Whitefield High School. They rode the train. The yearly cost was outlin...
03/04/2026

In 1919 these Carroll students weren't bussed to Whitefield High School. They rode the train. The yearly cost was outlined in the 1919 town report.

This menu was recently discovered in a group of items donated to the historical society. It is the luncheon menu for the...
03/04/2026

This menu was recently discovered in a group of items donated to the historical society. It is the luncheon menu for the first day of the International Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods. The date was July 1, 1944. It appears the kitchen ran out of two lunch meals.

The lunch menu for the Mount Pleasant House on August 24, 1912. The menu was a keepsake for the guests. On the reverse w...
03/01/2026

The lunch menu for the Mount Pleasant House on August 24, 1912. The menu was a keepsake for the guests. On the reverse were pictures of the company's buildings and the surrounding area. How about some Blueberry Pie for dessert?

Using photographs in advertising has been around for way over a hundred years. This picture is the interior of Stickney ...
03/01/2026

Using photographs in advertising has been around for way over a hundred years. This picture is the interior of Stickney Chapel out at Bretton Woods. The reverse of this card is the Menu for the Mount Pleasant House for August 24, 1912. (See the menu on next post)

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