Page 96 - John Anderson

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and shelters. The White Mountains are rich in captivating history and
much of it well documented by early writers and historians.
Our focus is on the White Mountains of New Hampshire, specifically
in the Crawford Notch area, where the P&O Railroad was
painstakingly built and an average rise of 116 feet per mile of track
was encountered.
Even though John Anderson made his decision to move to the New
Britain colony in Florida in 1875, he returned to the White Mountains
of New Hampshire every chance he could during the summer months.
It is written in his published “Remembrances” that “The summers of
1880 – 1886 and 1888 – 1889 were spent at Crawford, in railroad
work, a further extension of his familiarity with every inch of ground in
its vicinity.” As we know, 1887 was a particularly busy summer in
Ormond, Florida for John Anderson and Joseph Price, during the
construction of The Ormond hotel. Further involvement in the Mount
Pleasant House occurred in later years as business activities in
Florida slowed to a crawl in the summer off-season and hotel
activities increased during the White Mountains popular summer
season.

Crawford Notch
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, plays an important role in the John
Anderson story. As we read the history of Crawford Notch we discover
that John’s father, Samuel Anderson, and his Uncle John F. Anderson
(Samuel Andersons brother) were together responsible for the
promotion of the P&O RR and subsequent construction through
Crawford Notch.

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