News Finishing touches put on Old Man of the Mountain Profile Plaza FRANCONIA, N.H. (April 2012)—With the cooperation of the state Division of Parks, the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund will complete the Profile Plaza in Franconia Notch this summer.
“It’s been nine years since the Old Man’s collapse, and we’re pleased to have the Profile Plaza in place as a memorial to the iconic symbol of New Hampshire, who meant so much to so many,” said Legacy Fund president Dick Hamilton of Littleton. “We’re thankful to the many people who have donated time and money to the effort to build a memorial to the Old Man, and with the completion of Phase One of the project, we’re looking ahead to planning for Phase Two.” For full story, click here.
Old Man Turnbuckle Retrieved from Mountainside
FRANCONIA, NH (September 2011) - The largest of the four turnbuckles that held the Old Man of the Mountain in place for decades was retrieved Friday afternoon (Sept. 9) by helicopter from the talus slope below his chin in  Franconia Notch. "It fell when the Old Man fell in May 2003 and it's been there ever since because it is so heavy - it's about 30 feet long and weighs 600 or 700 lbs.," said Dick Hamilton, president of the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund, which has, through private donations, created a memorial to New Hampshire's fallen icon. "We weren't sure we would ever get it back." The turnbuckle will now become a part of the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza, which was dedicated in June on the shore of Profile Lake. For full story, click here.
Old Man Profiler Plaza Continues to Take Shape
FRANCONIA, NH (August 2011) - A boulder bearing a plaque that has been in place for more than 80 years honoring Granite State veterans in Franconia Notch will remain in place, after work crews Aug. 5 tried to remove it to place it in a more prominent spot at the Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza.
"It weighs about 5 tons and we just couldn't budge it," said Dick Hamilton, president of the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund, which designed and raised money for the first phase of a monument to the iconic profile that was New Hampshire's state symbol. For full story, click here.
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