From town-provided roads to for-profit coprorate turnpikes: the challenge in early republic New Hampshire: and the White Mountains in transition: the automobile and the motel archetype in the 1920s/ by Robert W. Bermudes Jr.

Title:

From town-provided roads to for-profit coprorate turnpikes: the challenge in early republic New Hampshire: and the White Mountains in transition: the automobile and the motel archetype in the 1920s/ by Robert W. Bermudes Jr.

Author:

Bermudes, Robert W.,

Call Number:

977.8 B5168

Publication Information:

Rochester, NY: Rob Bermudes, 2020.

Physical Description:

68 p. ; 29 cm.

Description:

Two papers written by Rob Bermudes are presented. The first paper, written in 2010, sprang from Bermudes' interest in turnpikes, and specifically the Tenth New Hampshire turnpike that spanned about twenty miles form tthe upper line of Bartlett to Cherry Mountain Road in the town of Carroll. Two other turnpikes in NH are also analyzed in this paper.

The second paper, written in 2008, was undertaken to write about the Kro-Flite Kamps at the base of the Mount Washingotn Cog Railway from 1925-1939.This paper focuses on the development of the hospitality industry, as well as, travel in the mountains in New Hampshire.

Subjects:

Tenth New Hampshire Turnpike. , Roads New Hampshire. , Travel New Hampshire. , Hotels New Hampshire. , Camp sites, facilities, etc. New Hampshire. , Automobile travel. , White Mountains (N.H. and Me.).

People:

Roads,

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Credit Line:

Gift of Robert W. Bermudes; September 2020 ;