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The Old Man of the Mountain collapsed in 2003, but it hasn’t lost its hold on residents. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In New Hampshire, a ...
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On May 3, 2003, the Old Man of the Mountain came tumbling down. Two decades later, his profile is still a symbol for New Hampshire and New England. Gov. Chris ...
Gone for 20 years, Old Man of the Mountain lives on in NH "When he was up there, he represented a kind of reliantly steady, reassuring presence in a world that was otherwise changing really rapidly." ...
New Hampshire residents paid tribute to the fallen Old Man of the Mountain with poetry, a song, and a scavenger hunt. The celebration came nearly 20 years after the structure crumbled.
St John, US Virgin Islands — A Granite State couple on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands found a rock formation that looked a lot like the fallen Old Man of the Mountain.
The Old Man of the Mountain may be gone in its granite form, but on Friday, the iconic New Hampshire profile reappeared in a new spot, atop the highest peak in the Northeast.
CONCORD — The Old Man of the Mountain got its day of recognition with Gov. Chris Sununu signing legislation on the 20th anniversary of the granite stone face’s collapse.
It’s been 20 years since the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. On May 3, 2003, the uncanny stone face that graces New Hampshire’s license plates, highway signs, and the state quarter was no more.
Despite crumbling 20 years ago, New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain lives on. Devices mounted in the Cannon Cliffs to pay homage to the famous rock formation.
CONCORD — The final caretaker of the Old Man of the Mountain and other supporters said an annual day marking the May 3, 2003, collapse of the granite icon would ...