Today marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of New Hampshire’s iconic landmark “Old Man of the Mountain.”
WMUR reports the anthropomorphized rock protuberance that became The Granite State’s symbol was known as “Great Stone Face” by the Abenaki and was first discovered by settlers in 1805. Over the centuries the freeze thaw cycle dislodged the rocks and it was never a question of if it would fall, rather when.
After its collapse, Profile Plaza was constructed as a tribute to the Old Man where visitors have the opportunity to view the formation as it once stood using seven steel “profilers” that recreate the visage of the Old Man looking over Franconia Notch. The site is entirely funded entirely by donations and aims to keep the memories alive (DONATE HERE).
images from oldmanlegacy facebook