While in New Hampshire we visited Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park . Many people may not be familiar with Augustus Saint-Gaudens , but he was a prominent sculptor during the Gilded Age (late 1800s) and arguably the most renowned American sculptor of all time.

While in New Hampshire, we spent an afternoon exploring the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (map ). The land has been owned by each of these families over the last 200 years, and has an interesting story backstory from the 1800s where the trees in the area were almost all cut down for wood products and to provide space for sheep to be raised. This deforestation lead to massive erosion issues and loss of habitat for many species.

New Hampshire has worked to preserve more than 50 covered bridges within its borders. At one time during the 1800s, there were more than 10,000 covered wooden bridges in the United States. During our stay, we visited 5 - Swiftwater, Haverhill-Bath, Bath, Taftsville, and Cornish-Windsor. Out of the 5, four of them were still being used by vehicle traffic today!