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During World War II, new global financial system hammered out in New Hampshire

In 1944, the Bretton Woods Conference at the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire united delegates from allied nations to design a post-war economic framework aimed at preventing global depressions.
Tour guide Jim Early said the Mount Washington Hotel's inclusive reputation and accessibility were strategic; 50 trains per day could arrive at one of three stations, connecting major global cities.
The conference led to creating the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, while establishing the United States dollar as the world's dominant currency; delegates signed the agreement in the Gold Room.
University of New Hampshire professor Kirk Dorsey called this a "revolutionary moment," marking the United States' shift from isolationism to global economic leadership during the post-war period.
Nearly 80 years later, visitors like Louise Glass of Oklahoma continue traveling to the site to understand how the meeting "established a base" for the modern Money system.

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