Alfred A Hart 105 - New Hampshire Rocks The name of this spot is somewhat of a mystery. When Hart photographed it in the 1860's he used that name. Was it already known by that, or did it remind him of New Hampshire? Either way, the name stuck. But the "New" part of it seems to have wandered off, and again, who shortened it? Along the highway, it's just "Hampshire Rocks." Regardless of what it's called, it's been a popular spot for photographers. Hart produced two versions looking upstream, and two downstream. Sometime after that, the buggy view mas made, but oddly cropped the river out of the scene. If it wasn't for the trapezoid-shaped rock on the left, the location might not have been found. The view with the bus was part of a series of photos produced to promote the Lincoln Highway in the 1920's and they were nice enough to include the same rock. Luckily, they included a wide view of the river, and on the far right of their image is another distinctive triangle-shaped formation in the granite. This triangle is visible today, and caught my eye while driving by looking for the photo spot. The trapezoid rock is still there too, but now hides in the bushes, though it is closer to the road due to widening done when this became Highway 40.
Photo location 39° 18.646'N 120° 30.364'W