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Named for Fridjof Nansen, the Greenland explorer, Berlin's first ski club formed in 1872. The club sponsored the "Big Nansen" constructed in 1936-38 by the National Youth Administration and the City of Berlin. At the time, it was possibly the tallest steel-tower ski jump in the world, standing 171 feet high. The first jumper was Clarence "Spike" Oleson in 1937. In 1938, the Olympic trials were held here. Four times Milan hosted the United States Ski Jumping National Championships: 1940, '57, '65, '72.
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| HM Number | HM1NF8 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 227 |
| Year Placed | 2011 |
| Placed By | New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, August 30th, 2015 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] STEPHEN M. DICK [2] STEPHEN M. DICK
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 327762 N 4933297 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.53243333, -71.16776667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 31.946', W 71° 10.066' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 31' 56.76" N, 71° 10' 3.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 603 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near NH-16, Milan NH 03588, US |
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