In the 1850s, the proprietors of the Grand Trunk Railway helped to engineer a new boom in White Mountain tourism, prompting regional speculators to built grand hotels on both sides of Pinkham Notch, from Conway Village to Gorham.
Two rose at about the same time on either side of the Wildcat River in tiny Jackson, a town of about 600 souls. Horace Goodrich, a prosperous local farmer, built the Forest Vale House on the right bank, while his neighbor Joseph Trickey raised the Jackson Falls House on the other side.
"Like many of today’s Democrats, those in Jackson responded to government overreach with mob action and arson..." I was actually enjoying reading this historical piece by William Marvel, a first for me, but Mr Marvel couldn't resist inserting a completely unnecessary and ridiculous policital insult against Democrats, and ruined the reading article. Does Mr Marvel lack the discipline to resist gratuitous insults while writing articles about history? Stick to writing about history, you're much better at it than policital commentary, but next time please leave out stupid political insults. Thanks!
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"Like many of today’s Democrats, those in Jackson responded to government overreach with mob action and arson..." I was actually enjoying reading this historical piece by William Marvel, a first for me, but Mr Marvel couldn't resist inserting a completely unnecessary and ridiculous policital insult against Democrats, and ruined the reading article. Does Mr Marvel lack the discipline to resist gratuitous insults while writing articles about history? Stick to writing about history, you're much better at it than policital commentary, but next time please leave out stupid political insults. Thanks!
I agree, didn't see that coming when I read the article
liberal democrats rioting and burning...shocked! I say shocked!
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