There’s Something Special About These 10 New Hampshire Farms From The Past
Despite the rolling mountains and rocky soil, New Hampshire has been a farm state since it was settled way back in the 1600s. Although there are fewer farms today, New Hampshire residents still love agriculture. These photos of New Hampshire farms from the past will show you what life used to be like when the Granite State was a bit simpler.
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1. On this Franconia farm, women wore the pants in 1939.
3. You still see many New Hampshire residents splitting and stacking wood for fuel today, but in the 1930s, the work was much harder, starting with felling the trees.
8. This Franconia farmer diversified his income by installing a ski tow on the hill behind his farm house. By 1940, a few years after installing it, he was breaking even on the $1,000 cost of setting it up.