Most People Don’t Know About New Hampshire’s Deadly Willey Slide
While New Hampshire’s natural beauty is breathtaking, it can also have a dark and ominous side. The same forces that have combined to create the landscape we see today have also been responsible for the loss of life and property. For early settlers to the region, the unpredictable weather in the mountains was a constant risk. For one family in particular, it proved to be catastrophic.
The Willey House, built in 1793, was one of the first dwellings in Crawford Notch. It would later be acquired by the Willey family in 1826.
The storm caused a massive landslide to tumble from the steep slopes of the mountain above the home. Miraculously, the debris split around either side of the house and spared the structure.
