Goodrich Falls is a populated place in the town of
Bartlett along the
Ellis River in
Carroll County,
New Hampshire
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, United States. The falls were featured in
stereoscopic
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images in the 19th century including by
Kilburn Brothers
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and
Nathan W. Pease.
New Hampshire Route 16
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bridges the river just upstream from the falls.
The Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric Plant was completed in 1935.
[Goodrich Falls]
Bartlett Historical Society It was built by Edwin Moody, owner of the
Black Mountain Ski Area
Black Mountain Ski Area is an alpine ski area located in Jackson, New Hampshire, United States. First used in the mid-1930s, it has operated seasonally since shortly after World War II. Black Mountain offers terrain for all abilities, including ...
(then known as Moody's), and Phil Robertson. Moody and local inventor George Morton constructed one of the first
ski lift
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s in New Hampshire and used the plant to power the lift and lodge. Goodrich Falls Hydroelectric Corporation took over the plant in 1977.
[
In 1899, the town of ]Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson oil field in Durham, ...
paid the Goodrich Falls Electric Company to illuminate Honeymoon Bridge, a wooden covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
over the Ellis River.
References
Waterfalls of New Hampshire
Landforms of Carroll County, New Hampshire
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