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==History== {{More citations needed|section|date=June 2023}} [[File:New Hampshire quarter, reverse side, 2000.jpg|thumb|left|Old Man of the Mountain on the New Hampshire [[quarter (United States coin)|quarter]]]] Town status was first granted in 1764 by [[British North America|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] as "Franconia",<ref>The Franconia Charter, 1764</ref> a name widely applied to the region by 1760<ref>Herbert, Phyllis Bond. ''The Early History of Franconia, N.H.'', p. 6</ref> due to the terrain's resemblance to the [[Franconian Switzerland]] in [[Upper Franconia]], [[Bavaria]], Germany.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n129 130]}}</ref> Upon claims that a settlement was not made within the time prescribed under the terms of the charter, it was regranted in 1772 by his nephew, Governor [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]], as "Morristown". Sometime between 1779 and 1782, after a legal battle over the two grants, the first grant was recognized and the original name of the town was resumed.<ref>Welch, Sarah Nelson. ''A History of Franconia New Hampshire'', p. 32</ref><ref>Franconia Area Heritage Council. Old Landmarks of Our Neighborhood, p. 32.</ref> The town sits on a rich [[iron]] deposit, and the region once produced [[pig iron]] and [[wrought iron|bar iron]] for farm tools and [[cast iron]] ware. {{multiple image | align = left | width1 = 75 | width2 = 160 | image1 = Cannon Mt. Aerial Passenger Tramway, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, N.H (65085).jpg | alt1 = before 1980 | image2 = Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway.jpg | alt2 = after 1980 | footer = Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway (old and new) }} Franconia is home to the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, which rises to the {{convert|4100|ft|adj=on}} summit of [[Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)|Cannon Mountain]]. Built in 1938, it was the first passenger [[aerial tramway]] in [[North America]]. From the time of its construction in 1938 to its retirement in 1980, the original tramway carried 6,581,338 passengers to the summit of Cannon Mountain. The original tramway was replaced by a new 80-passenger tram in 1979. Construction and testing of the new tram were completed in February 1980, and the red and yellow tram cars are still running year-round today.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cannonmt.com/history.html |title=Cannon Mountain | A Rich History - 75 years in the making |access-date=February 6, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702074753/http://www.cannonmt.com/history.html |archive-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> Around 1940, actress [[Bette Davis]] vacationed in [[Sugar Hill, New Hampshire|Sugar Hill]], the town bordering Franconia to the west. On a solo hike to Bridal Veil Falls at the western foot of Cannon Mountain, she got lost in the woods. Arthur Farnsworth, who worked at Peckett's Ski School, found her and rescued her from the woods. They fell in love and soon married.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mzwrite.tripod.com/lorna/id4.html |title=The Keeper of Stray Ladies |website=mzwrite.tripod.com |access-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref> Farnsworth died unexpectedly as a result of freak accident in [[Los Angeles]]. Davis had erected in a rock on the trail to Bridal Veil Falls a plaque to commemorate Farnsworth, in which was inscribed the words "The Keeper of Stray Ladies", although Davis did not include her name in the plaque. The plaque can be seen today on the Coppermine Trail to Bridal Veil Falls. The town was home to [[Franconia College]] during the 1960s and 1970s. In the 21st century, Franconia has been known as the home of skier [[Bode Miller]], who has accumulated several Olympic medals. {{Clear}}
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