Crawford Notch

geological formation, New Hampshire, United States

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Crawford Notch is a geological formation in New Hampshire, United States, characterized as a defile or pass within the White Mountains. This scenic area was shaped by glacial action during the last ice age. The pass is traversed by the Saco River and is one of several mountain notches in New Hampshire, including Dixville, Franconia, and Pinkham, all of which are results of glacial activity. The region's landscape, including its mountains and lakes, was significantly formed by the movement of the Wisconsin ice sheet.12

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…Timothy Nash, discoverer of the Crawford Notch (1771), which made possible communication between the coast and the Connecticut River valley; and Sir William Logan, first director of Canada’s geologic survey, who made a cross section of the geologic formation of the Gaspé Peninsula in 1844 and became the first European…
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…Timothy Nash, discoverer of the Crawford Notch (1771), which made possible communication between the coast and the Connecticut River valley; and Sir William Logan, first director of Canada’s geologic survey, who made a cross section of the geologic formation of the Gaspé Peninsula in 1844 and became the first European…
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