Church in Franconia New Hampshire
by Nancy Griswold
Title
Church in Franconia New Hampshire
Artist
Nancy Griswold
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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12/19/2019 FEATURED on the homepage of the Fine Art America Group titled
New England Photographers Photographing New England
12/24/2016 FEATURED on the homepage of the Fine Art America Group titled
No Place Like Home
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Franconia is on Profile Road in Franconia, New Hampshire within the White Mountains. It was built 1832, called the Union Church which was congregational and Baptist, in 1884, the Congregationalist built their own church and the Baptists held the church until 1939 when the Baptist joined membership with the Congregationalists again. In 1947 the church was sold to the Catholics and they moved the church to near the center of town next to the Town Building. The bell in this church was given by Moses Arnold Dow in 1864 when it was the Union Church.
The Mountain in the background is Mount Lafayette that sits within the White Mountain National Forest. The summit (5249 feet) to the right top of the mountain takes on a very dramatic appearance in the winter from the center of Franconia Village. Mount Lafayette seems to loom over the village adding a striking background to a very simple and small New England town. The mountain is a part of the Franconia Range and is the tallest Mountain in the Franconia Range.
I love to drive up Route 93, through Franconia Notch and then to the village of Franconia. I then enjoy the Gale River which winds through Franconia and then easily tour from there to Sugar Hill. This is one of the most scenic routes in New Hampshire I enjoy the most.
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February 29th, 2012
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “New England Photographers Photographing New England” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 February: Stunning Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You may also share this featured image on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/171657183565863/ If enabled, this image will be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! (February 19, 2019)