Smugglers ' Notch namesake comes from the smugglers of the early nineteenth century and the caves and caverns along the Long Trail to transport illegal or embargoed goods across the Canada -- US border .
The early nineteenth century used the thick forest on the mountain range .
Smugglers ' Notch namesake comes from the smugglers of the early nineteenth century , who used the thick forest on the mountain range , and the caves and caverns along the Long Trail to transport illegal or embargoed goods across the Canada -- US border .