Fifty years ago, no one had heard of "the Mount Washington Valley." Then this area of the White Mountains was known as the "Eastern Slope region."
It wasn't until the 1970s that through the efforts of local businesses and the Chamber of Commerce that the name, Mount Washington Valley, was born. Townspeople and visitors were quick to embrace the new identity, for in many ways, it is Mount Washington that has defined us in the world's eyes. Mount Washington, known for its weather and observatory, its unique vantage point as the "top of New England," and its unique history. The name had another effect, too: it united the communities in a new way with a consciousness of shared goals, values, problems and opportunities, and, most of all, a shared future.
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