CONCORD, New Hampshire — May 3 is now officially Old Man of the Mountain Day in New Hampshire, according to a new bill signed by Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday.
Granite State officials held a special ceremony on Wednesday that paid tribute to the famed natural rock formation that crumbled two decades ago, on May 3, 2003.
The 40-foot-tall natural rock formation was a series of ledges that resembled an old man’s facial profile, and was suspended 1,200 feet above Franconia Notch, according to The Associated Press. It was held by turnbuckles and rods to fight erosion since the early 1900s, until it collapsed 20 years ago.
For decades, the “Old Man” rock formation drew visitors from across the country who tried to catch a glimpse of his rocky profile on road trips through New Hampshire’s mountain region.
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