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Show HUGE ROCK RESEMBLES TO A P. Remarkable Natural Curiosity In Southern New Hampshire. Toad Rock, so called by tho nnttvea of flouthorn New Hampshire hecauso of Its renmrknble rpsombltuico to n lniRO field toad, Is one of tho attractions attrac-tions of thl town. J.iiat Hummer this freak rack flint came luto prominence, nnd slnco Its discovery thousands of persons have vlsltPd the cono. Viewed from nny Hide, the rock pre-routs pre-routs the form of n Iiuko toad, :rouchcd niul ready for the spring. Tho rock, which Is n fow Inches (ess thnii llftoen feet In height. Is of Now Hampshire granite. The stripes which appehr on the back of tho "toad" nro of mica, and add realism to It. All tho features to bo found on n ronl. live Meld load nro reproduced repro-duced with remarkable accuracy. Unlike many natural freaks, tho visitor docs not have to be told what I It Is or look at the rock lu a certain I wny to discern any likeness to a toad. Natives of this town tell funny stories nbout strangers, who, seeing tlip rock for tho first time, have becomo really frightened nt such n monstrosity out In tho field. Tho rock Is on nn elovn- I tlnn of nearly tu thousand feet above the sen level, and from it 0110 I can command nn extended view of tho Burroundlng country. |
