Mount Washington State Park will recompile fatalities on a single plaque
Mount Washington State Park plans to update its "death list," a grim chronology of fatal mishaps on the mountain. The list will continue to be displayed in the lobby of the Sherman Adams Visitor Center on the mountain's 6,288-foot summit.
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