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- Rocks Village Bridge Tollhouse on Its Original Site, Rocks Village, Haverill, Massachusetts - 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.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Rocks Village Bridge Tollhouse on Its Original Site, Rocks Village, Haverill, Massachusetts
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.