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Old 12-29-2004, 11:45 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy
From The Granite State News, December 29, 1939
This is very interesting! It is the first time that the stories of the demise of the Mount Washington do not concur. We will definitely need to look into this further. Thanks Senter Cove Guy for sharing this with us.


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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy
Watching the “Mount” go proudly in the flames at its dock was the Grand Old Skipper of Lake Winnipesaukee, Capt. Leander Lavallee. He stood on the brow of the hill across from Tarlson’s store when the oil tank on the old sidewheeler exploded.
Is it possible, given the time frame in history, could she have been changed over to run on oil verses wood or coal?
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