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The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (later the Grand Trunk Railway) arrived in 1851.[4] Located halfway between Montreal and the New England seacoast, Gorham...
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The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (later the Grand Trunk Railway) arrived in 1851.[4] Located halfway between Montreal and the New England seacoast, Gorham developed into a railroad town, with a major locomotive yard and repair facility. With trains came tourists, and the Mount Madison House, Alpine House, Gorham House and Willis House opened.[5] Crowds went from Boston and the seacoast to White Mountain Station, and from there to the Glen House in Pinkham Notch and Mount Washington. In 1861, travelers made the first trek up the Mount Washington Carriage Road, winding 8 miles (13 km) to the summit of the 6,288-foot (1,917 m) mountain. "The Road to the Sky" was an engineering feat of its day, advertised as "the first man-made attraction in the United States". It would be renamed the Mount Washington Auto Road, and remains popular today.
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