Registered: July 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367
Alton Bay. Postmark 1924 - Lakeport, NH - A divided back NatureKrom card. The first steamboat, a sidewheeler, was built in Alton Bay and launched in 1872 by Boston and Maine Railroad. This was the first Mt. Washington which was used mainly for carrying freight and mail up the lake, but later transported passengers. The Mount burned at the Weirs in 1939 and was replaced with the present Mount Washington in 1940. The present Mount was formerly the Chateaugay, a stell hull, cut in sections and transported from Lake Champlain under the direction of Captain Leander La Vallee.
Alton Bay Railroad Station (added 1983 - Building - #83001124)
Also known as Alton Bay Community Center
NH 11, Alton
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Killam,Lewis
Architectural Style: Shingle Style
Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
Current Function: Social
Current Sub-function: Civic (From the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society Registered List of Hisltorical Places. http://alton.nh.gov/About.asp
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Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member
Registered: November 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252
Thu May 7, 2009 7:36pm
"The present Mount was formerly the Chateaugay, a stell hull, cut in sections and transported from Lake Champlain under the direction of Captain Leander La Vallee."
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