CONWAY — The first meeting of the year for the Conway Historical Society will be held April 14 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Old Firehouse in Conway. The program will be “The History of the Mount Washington Auto Road and Glen House Hotels,” interpreted by long time General Manager Howie Wemyss.

This 45-minute presentation, using historic images and stories, relates the account of America’s oldest man-made attraction and the famous grand hotels at the base.  From 1852 when the first Glen House appeared in The Glen through to the fifth iteration just opened in September 2018, along with the evolution of the Carriage Road into the Auto Road, come and learn the fascinating and intertwined history of one of New England’s iconic attractions.

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