Merrill's Pool Gallery
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Merrill's Pool
is the name of an impressive formation
near The Flume in Franconia Notch. There are
cascades at the upper end of the pool.
The Pool is an enormous basin
150 feet in diameter, 40 feet deep, under granite walls
thirteen stories high.
From 1853 to 1887 an eccentric country philosopher named "Professor" John
Merrill earned a living operating a rowboat in the Pool, providing summer
visitors with a close-up view of these cascades. Today
visitors are essentially confined to sightseeing from various high perches.
The man rowing the two people in the image above is undoubtedly "Professor" Merrill.