Photo: The Mount Washington Cog Railway Explore the Marshfield Base Station This historic engraving shows Victorian era guests and the original steam train at the summit of Mount Washington. 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Mt. Lucky for me, Sylvester ignored them and built a technological marvel, the first cog railway in the United States and the world. When he presented his idea to the New Hampshire State Legislature, he was ridiculed and told he might as well build his railway to the moon. It wasn’t easy to hike in crinolines and corsets. He envisioned a safe and fun way for Victorian ladies and gentlemen to ascend to the top of Mt. Sylvester Marsh was the Elon Musk of the 1800s. Settled in a beautiful, handcrafted in New Hampshire coach car, we traveled the steep 3 miles in under an hour on the world’s first mountain climbing cog railroad! History of the Mount Washington Cog Railway We simply hopped on board the Mount Washington Cog Railway.
To answer your question, no, we’re not Wonder Women. Our plan for our first morning was to summit Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. Neither of us had visited before, so we were very excited to explore a new place. My daughter and I tried to recreate that nostalgic feeling on a road trip to New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Each day was an adventure, ending in the motel pool. Arriving at our destination, we’d grab handfuls of attraction brochures from the display rack in the motel lobby and plan out our itinerary.
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Back in the day, we’d pile in, sing silly songs and play the license plate game for hours.
It’s been a really long time since I packed up the minivan with suitcases, kids, videotapes, coolers and hit the highway for a summer road trip. Ready to climb Mount Washington! No special equipment or training necessary.
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