Interior of Rocks Village Toll House in Greenfield Village, June 1954
THF717373 / Interior of Rocks Village Toll House in Greenfield Village, June 1954
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Artifact Overview
Workers in this building collected tolls from travelers crossing a bridge over the Merrimack River near Haverhill, Massachusetts. They also operated the bridge's movable span when needed to clear the way for boats on the river. In their spare time between road and river traffic, toll collectors earned additional income by making and repairing shoes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
23 June 1954
Subject Date
23 June 1954
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.N.B.7197
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 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.