May 10, 2003
The Old Man Is Dead
New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountain," the state symbol for hundreds of years, finally succumbed to old age this week [CNN.com], sliding off the face of the White Mountains. 
Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men.
-- Daniel Webster
-- Daniel Webster
This was more than just a tourist attraction. It defined that area of New England in a way that few natural wonders ever could. I remember being six years old and seeing the Old Man with my own father on day trips from Boston, and much later doing the same thing on my own while in college. A never-ending source of wonder has ended. Long live the Old Man of the Mountain.
Posted by glenn
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