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- Program Notes
- From its discovery in the early 1800s to its collapse in 2003, The Old Man of the Mountain was one of the defining symbols of the state of New Hampshire, showing up on state quarters, license plates, and route signs. It was grand and majestic wonder of nature and it will forever be remembered as such even long after its collapse. In 1832, author Nathaniel Hawthorne would visit the area for the first time, and published his short story "The Great Stone Face," inspired by this visit, in 1850.