Rocks Village Bridge Tollhouse on Its Original Site, Rocks Village, Haverill, Massachusetts
THF246097 / Rocks Village Bridge Tollhouse on Its Original Site, Rocks Village, Haverill, Massachusetts
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.999.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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ArtifactRocks Village Toll House
Many early American bridges operated as private businesses. Travelers paid tolls to cross them. Tolls repaid construction costs, funded maintenance, and hopefully produced a profit for owners. Workers at this toll house, built in 1828, collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River at Rocks Village, Massachusetts. Henry Ford acquired the building in 1928 and moved it to Greenfield Village.