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Mad River Glen, Single Chair Ski Lift, 62 Mad River Glen Resort Road, Fayston, Washington County, VT

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Mad River Glen, Single Chair Ski Lift, 62 Mad River Glen Resort Road, Fayston, Washington County, VT

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Summary

Significance: Mad River Glen is the home of the Single Chair Ski Lift, the longest and oldest operating single chair ski lift in its original location in North America - a historical treasure for the ski industry. The American Steel and Wire Company designed and installed this patented aerial ski tramway. This technology was fundamental to the success of the Vermont ski industry and transformed the rural landscape, making it an important part of the state's industrial and environmental history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1079
Survey number: HAER VT-38
Building/structure dates: 1947 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 2007 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 12000409

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
American Steel and Wire Company
Mad River Glen Cooperative
Palmedo, Roland
Cooke, James N
J.A. Roebling & Sons
Ski Tow Owners Association
Starr, Cornelius Vander
Mt. Mansfield Company, Inc.
Harris, Fred
Schwarzenbach, Robert
Cooke, Nancy Reynolds
Lord, Charles D
McIlvaine, Alexander "Sandy"
Bannerman, Gordon H
Curran, James M
Trout, Glen H
Mad River Glen Cooperative, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Olugbenle, Adedotun, field team
Cochran, John, field team
Walker, Ashley, field team
Marston, Christopher, project manager
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Location

North Fayston44.20744, -72.87566
Google Map of 44.2074374, -72.8756638
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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