Nansen Ski Jump is a ski jump located along Route 16

New Hampshire Route 16

New Hampshire Route 16 is a long north–south highway in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Much of its length is close to the border with Maine. NH 16 is the main route from the Seacoast region north to the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. The section from Portsmouth to Milton is a...

 in Milan

Milan, New Hampshire

Milan is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area....

, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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, just north of the Berlin

Berlin, New Hampshire

Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...

 city line. It was constructed in 1936 by the city of Berlin and the National Youth Administration

National Youth Administration

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 and was once the largest of its time. The ski jump has a 170 feet (51.8 m) steel frame and is 80 metres (262.5 ft) in length. It has a 171.5 feet (52.3 m) tower, a 225 feet (68.6 m) vertical drop, and a descent angle of approximately 37.5 degrees.

History

For almost fifty years this was the largest ski jump in the eastern United States

United States

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 and the foremost jump in the country. The Nansen Ski Jump was the site of major championship ski jumping competitions. In 1938, the first Olympic Trials were held at the Nansen Ski Jump. The jump was closed in 1988. In November of 2011, a historical marker

Historical marker

A historical marker or historic marker is an indicator such as a plaque or sign to commemorate an event or person of historic interest and to associate that point of interest with a specific locale one can visit.-Description:...

was placed to commemorate this ski jump.

External links

• Photo set: Nansen Ski Jump as seen in the summer of 1999
• Berlin New Hampshire History at Weebly.com