Hotels, Princeton, MA - Summit House - original structure, c!870
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Title
Hotels, Princeton, MA - Summit House - original structure, c!870
Subject
Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton
Description
The original Summit House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Men sit on chairs on the roof while others gaze out the windows or sit in front. A horse and cart can be seen on the left. The Summit House was built in 1870 by William G. Morse. Morse actually started the summit house in 1866 when it was just a stand at the top of Mount Wachusett that sold candy and cigars that were delivered by pony cart.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1870-1874?
Relation
Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hotels, Princeton, MA - Summit House - original structure, c!870,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 25, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1030.
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