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The story is told that “In 1771 a Lancaster hunter, Timothy Nash,
discovered what was then called the Great Notch and is now called
Crawford Notch, while tracking a moose over Cherry Mountain. He
noticed a gap in the distant mountains to the south and realized it
was probably the route through the mountains mentioned in Native
American lore. Packed with provisions, he worked his way through the
notch and on to Portsmouth to tell Governor John Wentworth of his
discovery. Doubtful a road could be built through the mountains, the
governor made him a deal. If Nash could get a horse through from

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