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.hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Old Man of the Mountain (disambiguation)">Old Man of the Mountain (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>Old Man of the Mountain</b>, also called the <b>Great Stone Face</b> and <b>the Profile</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-NYT-20230505_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-20230505-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EB_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a series of five <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> cliff ledges on <a href="/wiki/Cannon_Mountain_(New_Hampshire)" title="Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)">Cannon Mountain</a> in <a href="/wiki/Franconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Franconia, New Hampshire">Franconia, New Hampshire</a>, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north. The <a href="/wiki/List_of_rock_formations_in_the_United_States" title="List of rock formations in the United States">rock formation</a>, 1,200 feet (370 m) above <a href="/wiki/Profile_Lake" title="Profile Lake">Profile Lake</a>, was 40 feet (12 m) tall and 25 feet (7.6 m) wide. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="font-size:125%; text-align:center">Old Man of the Mountain</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Great Stone Face, The Profile</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_4-26-03_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A jagged formation of granite rocks on a lightly snowed cliff forming the side profile resembling a human face juts out against the backdrop of a blue sky with a thin cloud to the left." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_4-26-03_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_4-26-03_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="340" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_4-26-03_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="412"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Old Man of the Mountain on April 26, 2003, seven days before the collapse</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-lat="44.1606203" data-lon="-71.6834169" data-overlays='["_9a1670dfb013cdd1f4b82eb29fb3a2c44f0173f7"]' href="/wiki/Special:Map/10/44.1606203/-71.6834169/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,44.1606203,-71.6834169,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&revid=1256129326&groups=_9a1670dfb013cdd1f4b82eb29fb3a2c44f0173f7" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,44.1606203,-71.6834169,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&revid=1256129326&groups=_9a1670dfb013cdd1f4b82eb29fb3a2c44f0173f7 2x" alt="Map"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Rock formation (former)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cannon_Mountain_(New_Hampshire)" title="Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)">Cannon Mountain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Franconia, New Hampshire">Franconia, New Hampshire</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&params=44.1606203_N_71.6834169_W_region:US_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">44°09′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°41′00″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">44.1606203°N 71.6834169°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">44.1606203; -71.6834169</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">3,130 feet (950 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">40 feet (12 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">≈ 300 to 12,000 years ago</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold">Demolished</th><td class="infobox-data">May 3, 2003 (collapsed)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old Man of the Mountain is located in New Hampshire"><img alt="Old Man of the Mountain is located in New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg/240px-USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="421" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg/360px-USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg/480px-USA_New_Hampshire_relief_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="1120"></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.646%;left:46.524%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Old Man of the Mountain"><img alt="Old Man of the Mountain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Former location of the formation in New Hampshire</div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Old Man of the Mountain is called "Stone Face" by the <a href="/wiki/Abenaki" title="Abenaki">Abenaki</a> and is a symbol within their culture.<sup id="cite_ref-Wobanadenok_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wobanadenok-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also a symbol to the <a href="/wiki/Mohawk_people" title="Mohawk people">Mohawk people</a>. The first written mention of the Old Man was in 1805. It became a landmark and a <a href="/wiki/Cultural_icon" title="Cultural icon">cultural icon</a> for the state of New Hampshire. It collapsed on May 3, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-collapse_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collapse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After its collapse, residents considered replacing it with a replica, but the idea was ultimately rejected. It remains a visual icon on <a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_Hampshire" title="Vehicle registration plates of New Hampshire">the state's license plates</a> and in other places. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Indigenous_legends"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Indigenous legends</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Post-colonial_history"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Post-colonial history</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Collapse"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Collapse</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#After_the_collapse"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">After the collapse</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Timeline_of_the_Old_Man"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Timeline of the Old Man</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg/225px-OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="304" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1668" data-file-height="2256"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 225px;height: 304px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg/225px-OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg" data-width="225" data-height="304" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg/338px-OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg/450px-OldManOfTheMountainNH-USA-DrDennisBogdan-1972.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Old Man of the Mountain<br>Summer, 1972 – Historical Marker:<br><span style="font-size:85%;">"OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN – 'The Great Stone Face" – 48' forehead to chin; 1200' above Profile Lake; 3200' above sea level; first seen by white men in 1805."</span></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Franconia_Notch" title="Franconia Notch">Franconia Notch</a> is a <a href="/wiki/U-shaped_valley" title="U-shaped valley">U-shaped valley</a> in the <a href="/wiki/White_Mountains_(New_Hampshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountains (New Hampshire)">White Mountains</a> that was shaped by <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glaciers</a>. The Old Man formation was likely formed from freezing and thawing of water in cracks of the granite bedrock sometime after the retreat of glaciers 12,000 years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-Linowes_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Linowes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The formation was first noted in the records of a Franconia surveying team around 1805. Francis Whitcomb and Luke Brooks, part of the surveying team, were the first two to record observing the Old Man.<sup id="cite_ref-Linowes_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Linowes-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official state history says several groups of surveyors were working in the Franconia Notch area at the time and claimed credit for the discovery. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indigenous_legends">Indigenous legends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Indigenous legends" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>According to Abenaki legend, a human named Nis Kizos was born during an <a href="/wiki/Eclipse" title="Eclipse">eclipse</a>. He became a good leader and provider for his community. Nis Kizos was successful enough to attend a Kchi Mahadan, which was a great gathering of communities, to trade. Tarlo, a beautiful <a href="/wiki/Iroquois" title="Iroquois">Iroquois</a> woman, returned with him. They fell in love. Tarlo had to return to her birth village because its people had been struck by a sickness. Nis Kizos promised he would live at the top of the mountain. By day he would look out for her, and at night he would light a fire to guide her back. With winter fast approaching, the elders sent Nis Kizos's brother, Gezosa, to bring him back. He was unsuccessful because Nis Kizos maintained his promise. Tarlo died of sickness in her birth village. After the winter, Gezosa went back up the mountain to bring the news of Tarlo and retrieve Nis Kizos. He found no signs of the existence of Nis Kizos and was stricken with sadness. On his way back down the mountain he looked back and saw that Nis Kizos had become part of the mountain as a stone face to look after the land. </p><p>A modern addition to the Abenaki legend is that when Stone Face fell in 2003, he finally was re-united with Tarlo. The Great Circle was rejoined.<sup id="cite_ref-Wobanadenok_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wobanadenok-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Denise Ortakales published a children's book in 2005 called <i>The Legend of the Old Man of the Mountain</i>, which relates the <a href="/wiki/Mohawk_people" title="Mohawk people">Mohawk</a> legend of the stone face. In the tale, Chief Pemigewassat loved a maiden named Minerwa of the Mohawk people, which brought peace between their tribes for a long time. When Minerwa went back home to visit her dying father, Chief Pemigewassat promised he would stay and wait for her to return. However, the Great Spirit claimed him during the winter, and his people buried him facing towards Minerwa to watch for her return. His face was immortalized in the stone as the stone face, forever waiting and watching.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-colonial_history">Post-colonial history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-colonial history" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF/220px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="511"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 278px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF/220px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF" data-width="220" data-height="278" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF/330px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Old_Man_of_the_Mountian.GIF 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Old Man of the Mountain, early 1900s</figcaption></figure> <p>The Old Man became famous across the United States largely because of statesman <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a>, a <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_native" title="New Hampshire native">New Hampshire native</a>, who once wrote: "Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." </p><p>The writer <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Hawthorne" title="Nathaniel Hawthorne">Nathaniel Hawthorne</a> used the Old Man as inspiration for his <a href="/wiki/Short_story" title="Short story">short story</a> "<a href="/wiki/The_Great_Stone_Face_(Hawthorne)" title="The Great Stone Face (Hawthorne)">The Great Stone Face</a>", published in 1850, in which he described the formation as "a work of Nature in her mood of majestic playfulness". </p><p>The profile has been New Hampshire's <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_New_Hampshire" title="Emblem of New Hampshire">state emblem</a> since 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-rsa3:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rsa3:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was put on the state's <a href="/wiki/License_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="License plate">license plates</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Highway_System#State_highways" title="New Hampshire Highway System">state route signs</a>, and on the back of New Hampshire's <a href="/wiki/State_Quarters" class="mw-redirect" title="State Quarters">statehood quarter</a>, popularly promoted as the only U.S. coin with a profile on both sides. Before the collapse, it could be seen from special viewing areas along <a href="/wiki/Interstate_93" title="Interstate 93">Interstate 93</a> in <a href="/wiki/Franconia_Notch_State_Park" title="Franconia Notch State Park">Franconia Notch State Park</a>, approximately 80 miles (130 km) north of the state's capital, <a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord</a>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Collapse">Collapse</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collapse" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg/220px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="399"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 218px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg/220px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="218" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg/330px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_overlay_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A composite photograph of the Old Man of the Mountain, made of photos taken before and after the collapse</figcaption></figure> <p>Freezing and thawing opened fissures in the Old Man's "forehead". By the 1920s, the crack was wide enough to be mended with chains, and in 1957 the state legislature passed a $25,000 appropriation for a more elaborate weatherproofing, using 20 tons of fast-drying cement, plastic covering and steel rods and <a href="/wiki/Turnbuckle" title="Turnbuckle">turnbuckles</a>, plus a concrete gutter to divert runoff from above. A team from the state highway and park divisions maintained the patchwork each summer.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nevertheless, the formation collapsed to the ground between midnight and 2 a.m. on May 3, 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-collapse_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collapse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dismay over the collapse was so great that people visited to pay tribute, with some leaving flowers.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="After_the_collapse">After the collapse</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: After the collapse" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg/170px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 227px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg/170px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="227" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg/255px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg/340px-Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_steel_profiler_view.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>View recreated via one of the "steel profilers" located in Profiler Plaza, in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>Early after the collapse, many New Hampshire residents considered replacement with a replica. That idea was rejected by an official task force later in 2003 headed by former Governor <a href="/wiki/Steve_Merrill" title="Steve Merrill">Steve Merrill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Governor_Steve_Merrill_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Governor_Steve_Merrill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the state legislature considered, but did not accept, a proposal to change New Hampshire's <a href="/wiki/Flag_and_seal_of_New_Hampshire" title="Flag and seal of New Hampshire">state flag</a> to include the profile.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the first anniversary of the collapse in May 2004, the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund (OMMLF) began operating <a href="/wiki/Currency_detector#Coin_acceptors" title="Currency detector">coin-operated</a> <a href="/wiki/Viewfinder" title="Viewfinder">viewfinders</a> near the base of the cliff. When looking through them up at the cliff of Cannon Mountain one can see a "before" and "after" of how the Old Man of the Mountain used to appear.<sup id="cite_ref-collapse_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collapse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Seven years after the collapse, on June 24, 2010, the OMMLF, now the Friends of the Old Man of the Mountain, broke ground for the first phase of the state-sanctioned "Old Man of the Mountain Memorial" on a walkway along <a href="/wiki/Profile_Lake" title="Profile Lake">Profile Lake</a> below Cannon Cliff. It consists of a viewing platform with "Steel Profilers", which, when aligned with the Cannon Cliff above, create what the profile looked like up on the cliff overlooking Franconia Notch. The project was overseen by Friends of the Old Man of the Mountain/Franconia Notch,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a committee that succeeded the Old Man of the Mountain Revitalization Task Force. The Legacy Fund is a private <a href="/wiki/501(c)_organization#501(c)(3)" title="501(c) organization">501(c)(3)</a> corporation with representatives from various state agencies and several private nonprofits.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the board called a halt to further fundraising. They announced their intention to spend what was left on minor improvements and dissolve the board.<sup id="cite_ref-Governor_Steve_Merrill_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Governor_Steve_Merrill-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The memorial was completed in September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Monitor_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monitor-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other proposals that were considered but rejected include: </p> <ul><li>Architect Francis Treves envisioned a walk-in profile made of 250 panels of structural glass attached to tubular steel framework and concrete tower, connected by a tram, rim trail or tunnel through to the cliff wall at the original site. It won an <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a> Un-Built Project Award.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Ken_N._Gidge" title="Ken N. Gidge">Ken N. Gidge</a>, a state representative from Nashua, proposed building a copper replica of the Old Man on level ground above the ledge at the original site where hiking trails already lead.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Timeline_of_the_Old_Man">Timeline of the Old Man</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Man_of_the_Mountain&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Timeline of the Old Man" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:147px;max-width:147px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:145px;max-width:145px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg/143px-New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="354"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 143px;height: 65px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg/143px-New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="143" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg/215px-New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg/286px-New_Hampshire_1926_license_plate.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The formation on a 1926 New Hampshire license plate</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:145px;max-width:145px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:StampOldManMountain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/StampOldManMountain.jpg" decoding="async" width="143" height="212" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="143" data-file-height="212"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 143px;height: 212px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/StampOldManMountain.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="143" data-height="212" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">U. S. stamp issued in 1955. The plural version of the name is unusual.</div></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Hampshire_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg/142px-New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="142" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="1105"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 142px;height: 142px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg/142px-New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg" data-alt="" data-width="142" data-height="142" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg/213px-New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg/284px-New_Hampshire_quarter%2C_reverse_side%2C_2000.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The reverse of the <a href="/wiki/50_State_Quarters" class="mw-redirect" title="50 State Quarters">state quarter</a> of New Hampshire features the Old Man of the Mountain, alongside the state motto "Live Free or Die".</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:141px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NH_Route_18.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NH_Route_18.svg/142px-NH_Route_18.svg.png" decoding="async" width="142" height="142" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 142px;height: 142px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NH_Route_18.svg/142px-NH_Route_18.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="142" data-height="142" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NH_Route_18.svg/213px-NH_Route_18.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NH_Route_18.svg/284px-NH_Route_18.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">New Hampshire route markers continue to feature the profile of the Old Man of the Mountain.</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Details of the history of the Old Man of the Mountain include:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Paleolithic" title="Upper Paleolithic">17th millennium BC</a>–<a href="/wiki/6th_millennium_BC" title="6th millennium BC">6th millennium BC</a> — <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> underwent the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_glaciation" title="Wisconsin glaciation">Wisconsin glaciation</a>, the most recent <a href="/wiki/Ice_age" title="Ice age">ice age</a>. <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">Glaciers</a> covering New England and post-glacial erosion created the cliff which would subsequently erode into the Old Man of the Mountain at Franconia Notch.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_millennium_BC" title="9th millennium BC">9th millennium BC</a> — Human beings begin to populate the area,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after which the Old Man is recognized and becomes the inspiration for stories and legends.</li> <li>1805 — <a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Whitcomb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis Whitcomb (page does not exist)">Francis Whitcomb</a> and Luke Brooks, part of a <a href="/wiki/Franconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Franconia, New Hampshire">Franconia</a> <a href="/wiki/Surveying" title="Surveying">surveying</a> crew, were the first white settlers to record observing the Old Man, according to the official New Hampshire history.</li> <li>Early 1800s — American statesman <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a> brought national attention to the profile in his writings.</li> <li>1832 — Author <a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Hawthorne" title="Nathaniel Hawthorne">Nathaniel Hawthorne</a> visited the area.</li> <li>1850 — Hawthorne published "<a href="/wiki/The_Great_Stone_Face_(Hawthorne)" title="The Great Stone Face (Hawthorne)">The Great Stone Face</a>", a short story inspired by his visit. The story's title became an alternative name for the formation.</li> <li>1869 — <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> visited the formation.</li> <li>1906 — The <a href="/wiki/Reverend" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverend">Reverend</a> Guy Roberts of New Hampshire was the first to publicize signs of deterioration of the formation.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1916 — <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">New Hampshire Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Rolland_H._Spaulding" title="Rolland H. Spaulding">Rolland H. Spaulding</a> began a concerted state effort to preserve the formation.</li> <li>1926 — The formation appeared on all New Hampshire passenger, dealer, replacement, and sample license plates for this year.</li> <li>1945 — The Old Man was made the <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_New_Hampshire" title="Emblem of New Hampshire">New Hampshire State Emblem</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rsa3:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rsa3:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1955 — President <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> visited the profile as part of the Old Man's 150th "birthday" celebration.</li> <li>1958 — Major repair work to the Old Man's forehead was undertaken as a result of a legislative appropriation the previous year.</li> <li>1965 — Niels Nielsen, a state highway worker, became the unofficial guardian of the profile, in an effort to protect the formation from vandalism and the ravages of the weather.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1974 — From 1974 to 1979, each license plate validation sticker had a likeness of the formation.</li> <li>1976 — For the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial" title="United States Bicentennial">United States Bicentennial</a> the formation was once again available on the state's license plate, but it cost an extra $5 and it could only be used as a front plate.</li> <li>1986 — <a href="/wiki/Vandalism" title="Vandalism">Vandalizing</a> the Old Man was classified as a crime under the state <a href="/wiki/Criminal_mischief" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal mischief">criminal mischief</a> law. Under the law (RSA 634:2 VI) it was a <a href="/wiki/Misdemeanor" title="Misdemeanor">misdemeanor</a> for any person to vandalize, <a href="/wiki/Defacement_(vandalism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Defacement (vandalism)">deface</a> or destroy any part of the Old Man, with a penalty of a <a href="/wiki/Fine_(penalty)" title="Fine (penalty)">fine</a> of between $1,000 and $3,000 and <a href="/wiki/Restitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Restitution">restitution</a> to the state for any damage caused.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1987 — Nielsen was named the official <a href="/wiki/Property_caretaker" title="Property caretaker">caretaker</a> of the Old Man by the state of New Hampshire. Beginning that year all passenger car license plates had a small image of the formation at the top. This practice continued through 1999. The license plates distributed after 1999 were redesigned to feature the Old Man of the Mountain much more prominently.</li> <li>1988 — A 12-mile (19 km) stretch of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_93" title="Interstate 93">Interstate 93</a> (which also runs jointly with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_3" title="U.S. Route 3">U.S. Route 3</a> through the notch) opened below <a href="/wiki/Cannon_Mountain_(New_Hampshire)" title="Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)">Cannon Mountain</a>. The $56 million project, which took 30 years to build, was a compromise between the desire for a four-lane interstate and those who sought to limit the impact on the notch.</li> <li>1991 — David Nielsen, son of Niels Nielsen, became the official caretaker of the Old Man.</li> <li>2000 — The Old Man was featured on the state quarter of New Hampshire and became the graphic background on passenger car license plates.</li> <li>2003 — The Old Man collapsed.<sup id="cite_ref-collapse_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collapse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2004 — Coin-operated viewfinders were installed to show how the Old Man looked before its collapse.<sup id="cite_ref-collapse_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collapse-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2007 — Design of an Old Man of the Mountain memorial announced.</li> <li>2010 — First phase of the state-sanctioned "Old Man of the Mountain Memorial" was unveiled.</li> <li>2011 — Profiler Plaza was dedicated on June 12.</li> <li>2020 — Memorial completed in September.<sup id="cite_ref-Monitor_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monitor-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2023 — State Representative Tim Cahill compared the collapse of the Old Man to <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">9/11</a> in debate over a bill to create a memorialization day for the Old Man; this comparison drew criticism.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2023 — New Hampshire establishes May 7 as Old Man of the Mountain Day.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" 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