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Title: East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - Burned Utility Pole
Description: Human Impact - Burned artifact (utility pole) in the area of Camp 15 along the old railroad bed of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. The EB&L Railroad was a logging railroad in operation from 1893 - 1948.
In 2011, this utility pole was knocked down by campers and then burned in their campfire. It was one of only a handful of utility poles still standing along this railroad.
Location: Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
Copyright: ©2011 ScenicNH Photography LLC | Erin Paul Donovan
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Description: Human Impact - Burned artifact (utility pole) in the area of Camp 15 along the old railroad bed of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. The EB&L Railroad was a logging railroad in operation from 1893 - 1948.
In 2011, this utility pole was knocked down by campers and then burned in their campfire. It was one of only a handful of utility poles still standing along this railroad.
Location: Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
Copyright: ©2011 ScenicNH Photography LLC | Erin Paul Donovan
Keywords:
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