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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (18779)	5/3/2003 12:01:29 PM
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Realizing...that his Social Security had been spent.. The Old Man collapsed.......... Gone...gone...gone beyond ...gone beyond the beyond Hail the Goer..... U.S. National - AP Most of N.H.'s Old Man of Mountain Falls 48 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! CONCORD, N.H. - The Old Man of the Mountain, New Hampshire's natural stone profile that looks like a gnarled human face, fell from its mountainside overnight, a state official said Saturday. AP Photo Don Bliss, the state's director of emergency management, said there were no injuries. A Franconia emergency dispatcher also confirmed that the rock profile had fallen. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the damage, but Amy Bahr, president of the Franconia Heritage Museum, said she has long been aware that the natural profile could slide. There had been several efforts over the years to stabilize it. "I knew it would go sometime, I just didn't think it would happen in my lifetime," Bahr said. The profile, about 40 feet high and 25 feet wide, was one of the most photographed sites in the state and was considered New Hampshire's state symbol, appearing on travel brochures and even the state quarter. It was located in Franconia State Park, about 70 miles north of Concord, and to the west of Interstate 93, about 1,200 feet above Profile Lake. "You don't think about it much, but it's what everybody comes to see, it's our thing. And now it's gone," said Eric Mueller, who works at Franconia Hardware Store. ___