Carrington Hotel - Katoomba, NSW - Australian Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

As the following text affirms, this is #4 of Historical Signs from the Blue Mountains Historical Society. It is at the driveway entrance to the iconic Carrington Hotel. The raised, cast wording of this sign reads:

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 / 	       No. 4		   \
|   	  Blue Mountains	    |
| 	Historical Society 	    |
|				    |
| 	 CARRINGTON HOTEL	    |
| The first hotel built in Katoomba |
|for the accommodation of tourists. |
|Building commenced in 1880 and was |
| named the "Western Star Hotel".   |
|      The name was changed to	    |
|  the "Carrington" in honor of	    |
| 	 Lord Carrington,	    |
| who visited the hotel in 1886.    |
 \_________________________________/

From this sign you can look up the hill to the west at the multi-storey Carrington Hotel.

Visited: Monday, 20 February, 2017

Age/Event Date: 1880; 1886 Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only Type of Historic Marker if other: Octagonal aluminium plaque, on metal pipe post Related Website: [Web Link] Historic Resources.: Blue Mountains Historical Society

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