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From the New Hampshire Sunday News - Manchester - Sunday December, 25 - 1960
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REBUILDING OF THIS DAM, at outlet of Sunset Lake,
is expected to result in large recreational development of the area in the Alton Mountain section. The $25,000 project is
to be carried out next year by the state Fish and Game Department. Mountain residents of long bygone days augmented their
meat diet with plenty of fish caught here. (Earl O. Anderson Photo)
RUSTIC TYPE COTTAGE in the Alton Mountain section,
gives evidence as the the ingenuity and originality of its presnet residents. This unique-looking structure was apparently
converted from larger building. It is located opposite entrance road to Sunset Lake, now in the process of development into
a popular recreation spot. (Earl O. Anderson Photo)
   STEAMING GRAVEL is taken from this pile, via payloader, to huge cement mixer, at
Sunset Lake dam building job in Alton. Operating the payloader is Raymond Fife of Portsmouth; while handling the shovel is
Clem Thompson of Gilmanton Iron Works. (Anderson Photo)
LIVE STEAM is key to successful dam construction job at Sunset Lake, Alton. Here,
Supt. Leon A. Holk of Concord inspects the coal-fired boiler generating 100 pounds of steam. (Anderson Photo)
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