Goodrich Falls is a populated place in the town of
Bartlett along the
Ellis River in
Carroll County,
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
, United States. The falls were featured in
stereoscopic images in the 19th century including by
Kilburn Brothers and
Nathan W. Pease
Nathan W. Pease (1836–1918) was an American photographer in North Conway, New Hampshire, North Conway, New Hampshire, United States.
Works
He produced many dozens of stereoscopic images with scenes from his home state. He also produced o ...
.
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 (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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Types
* Aerial ...
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
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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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