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A newspaper printed on top of Mount Washington...



Item # 697561

August 06, 1877

BURT'S AMONG THE CLOUDS, Mount Washington, New Hampshire, Aug. 6, 1877   Noted in the masthead: "Printed Daily on the Summit of Mount Washington" although printed only during the tourist season.  This was likely the highest-elevation (6,288 ft.) newspaper east of the Mississippi.
As noted by the news reports & advertisements, this was a tourist-themed newspaper. This is the volume 1, number 15 issue.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, 10 by 13 inches, very nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #357, released for August, 2025

Category: Post-Civil War