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The United States seal of New Hampshire with Mount Washington in the background.

New Hampshire

The United States seal of New Hampshire with Mount Washington in the background.

A rail ridgeway accross Mount Washington.

Ridgeway

A rail ridgeway accross Mount Washington.

"The highest of the White Mountains is Mount Washington. We can go in an ordinary train to the foot of this mountain, and from there can ride to its summit over one of the oddest little railroads in the world. The mountain is more than a mile high, and this little railroad goes right up to its top. In some places the track is so steep that it looks more like a ladder than a railroad, and the cars which go up it are at times at such an angle that you would think they would slide to the bottom."—Carpenter, 1898

Railroad Up Mount Washington

"The highest of the White Mountains is Mount Washington. We can go in an ordinary train to the foot…