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Title
A name given to the resource
Countryside and Scenes
Description
An account of the resource
Views of the Granville countryside.
Rights
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Granville Public Library Historical Room
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Title
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French King Bridge, Massachusetts, July 1932
Description
An account of the resource
The French King bridge crosses the Connecticut River between Erving and Gill, Massachusetts (near Greenfield).
Photo taken by Herbert A. Hiers of the French King Bridge, July 1932. The bridge is in the final stages of structural completion, with center span(s) nearly joined.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1932
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Herbert A. Hiers
Rights
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Original and Digital Image: Copyright Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP). Image may be used for non-commercial purposes with attribution to Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP).
1932
bridge
Erving
French King Bridge
Gill
Greenfield
Herbert A Hiers
Massachusetts
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Title
A name given to the resource
Houses and Other Structures
Description
An account of the resource
Photos of houses in Granville, including notes on the reverse of the photo where applicable. Information is believed to be accurate but we welcome additional information, pictures, corrections and comments.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room and others as indicated for the specific image(s).
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Title
A name given to the resource
Granby Road, Old Drum Shop Bridge, Built 1904
Description
An account of the resource
Bridge on Granby Rd. near Water Street, 1904. MACRIS inv. #GRN 924.
First Photo: Taken by Viola Bettinger, teacher at the Granville Village School, 1921.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1904
Bettinger Photo: 1921
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room and Massachusetts Historical Commission. See <a href="http://mhc-macris.net/macrisdisclaimer.htm">MACRIS disclaimer.</a>
1904
1921
bridge
Dickinson Brook
drum shop bridge
Granby Road
Granville
Massachusetts
Viola Bettinger
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Houses and Other Structures
Description
An account of the resource
Photos of houses in Granville, including notes on the reverse of the photo where applicable. Information is believed to be accurate but we welcome additional information, pictures, corrections and comments.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room and others as indicated for the specific image(s).
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Title
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Noble & Cooley 1902 Fire, Bridge Removal
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1902
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room
1902
bridge
fire
Granville
Mass
Noble & Cooley
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Inventory No:
GRN.917
Historic Name:
Ripley Road Bridge
Common Name:
Address:
Ripley Rd
City/Town:
Granville
Village/Neighborhood:
Granville
Local No:
Year Constructed:
1883
Architect(s):
Penn Bridge Co
Architectural Style(s):
Truss Unspecified Pratt Type
Use(s):
Other Transportation
Significance:
Engineering; Transportation
Area(s):
Designation(s):
Building Materials(s):
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Massachusetts Historical Commission
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This file was accessed on: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 4:50: PM
�MASSACHUSETTS HISTORIC BRIDGE INVENTORY
Municipality:
CraomlU
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District:
S t r e e t narae/Rt. #: "Ripieu'Rd_o__u
Over
S t r e e t name/Rt. #: Trnmble ~^ook/t)e^aur ~fcr /T)ickir)Oon~?)r. /"Drum Ohoplbr.
Bridge key #i TWiZZaOQUQQ
Photo ##s:
Bridge p l a n #: Q \ - > Qxoog wee - uiao Qdo-<i> prior
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_
4 o « 5 6 flood
Common/historic name:
foriYserl^fpi^-ig^T^icJcen^nl^'doe
Current owner:
g\a Cs-a-aa^
UTM c o o r d i n a t e s :
U-n-a-O)
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*
N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r s t a t u s ( i n s e r t date)
£ Field rating:
I
Entered:
Eligible:
Potential:
Non-eligible:
%
$
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Date b u i l t ( s o u r c e ) : 1885 (.piaW^)
Date(s) r e b u i l t ( s o u r c e ) : j^Ou (.composer, * joo_jgc_aJ__ roovJed _ repaired
B u i l d e r ( source) : Teno"bndag Co C plole')
Designer ( s o u r c e ) :
tV55 C-^-kra^C-E. Cplaoo")
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S t r u c t u r a l t y p e / m a t e r i a l s : 910
,
.
.
?io-connected uirooefcA- iron 4-panel Pratt po(v^troot>, —«nb cooOlero \r> 2. ceolral p^oeVp, and nomercob
eccen\nc deAailo. double ptoo aA upper chord hips — hip Verhcal Kooa^from Crod pin , diaopr)ak> coiweci Vorcar.
hip uer\ica\o rtor>o?rorn pwob-. ba?A bar U-baooer-s ri\>_edto Lt.of yerhcal. louuer pmo paoo Ahrouob pir»pVaW-s
rwe^ed \o ben4 ° ) » verticals, and are forlher ©--pporied b^odd, loop-u>e\ded et*e.boWo Uibooe -oha^s
jhp
Qre eand uoiched beJtaeeo 2. batten places in 4he verticals uoeb. CCenlral uerVtcai otT»l<> 4heoe eijeboH*}.
Uoootr pins are itsccpred b<4 cotter p<oo, ocA nu"l«>. "Die-foroed euebar louder ebord • T)uiU-up P\oorbea<no*
poured concrdt abulrr>enra
°
Overall length:__5_____
Deck w i d t h / l a y o u t :
ool-oo^
Skew: Main u n i t , # spans :
I
l e n g t h s :___
Approaches, # spans:
lengths: Plaque: 2.
l o c a t i o n : bdh hips o f S^r^ota
A l t e r a t i o n s , unusual f e a t u r e s , comments:
c
e>lope bottoroo are -suspended -Trom \oa)er pioo
SG^are-rcd Ohanaer©. Crossed,
adjustable round- r e d locoer l . e a 1 o<upWm. "The diacxpnals are paired loop-ujelded eue bars. Tbo^b
oir.
dvaoprialo in 4be uoeislern panels of bo-lb grosses are a.d^potaUe> none
diao^nois in 4he ea-dierr)
panels of 4be. \u->o A cotsxes are -ad^jol able. Counkro are oin^e, adyudable loop-tuelded square rods.
* uoAh 5-
oedical in O^roto has beer, larp^l^rebuill, preoorna.y^i.0 1955.
pianlc deck ondoot^edk^replaced ooiTiercxjo 4»rr>et>.
CenW
Timber c4cirjqe.ro and
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Visual quality ("bridge and setting): High Y
Average
Low
Site integrity: Retained X
Violated
Describe I Qo»*\. wooded, wZCSc^W^Jifog
°PGrWw,He. A (kubouoco ocattered
alono^WaW ttt -to \ noeo \o\o +Ke rapidln narr©uain^u»IU.k of T>»cUenoon^rxj^-, houoe cAooeoT 1o
\
bcidae Cu^Uch lojotd o f f W d t e f ^ K a irWao- cape. Jo-iT upo4re.a<n frorr»+he br»dae_»o 4he
>
c (?)
(jooodeo faciora^corrsple.v. of Hobi e § Cooley
History of bridge and site:
.
In
, there u>ao a -hmber otaoa&r bridge oo drt^lcud rubble. -olone abulmerAo c^aodu-x^oo
flood-
T^e l°t55 flood aloo tjoaobed oci one abuimen\ of 4he "Dicker>oon'B)r»
located ctpprox.. 3,^fwU d K O ie w from here on oodo<r>f>l. The \88o poo^-lnjcjo Oopero^rucJure
c O or < >
of 4be "Dickenooo "bridge o >o nd oenoo_>U damao^d b^ihe flood, -so A w a o polled ooi of 4r»e
_a
breole, hauled op lo~R.»pW^~Rd, and re-er
on a. patr-o^ neut) concrete abdrneo \o. (^pl^-Rd
lo a dead-end o e ^ oervtnc^^ omcje bauoe, lohereao to a Y
We
) d < > luhich, oof a n&o ofeel alrin^rbnda^. af\er 4be f\oad , 10 a 4br-cooh olreel carr^r)^ much more 4rxffveJ
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Summary statement of significance:
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- oldeoV of Ahe 2.'2. Wrvcxun
PraW ponu^f rooo brvdo^e. *> Abe H W W dido,
r
baoe A re\_4weU eorW oorviviria eitampie of a. comnrvoo 4rooo ^ P e > \ncorporaAvoo a. oorober
of peculiar detaAo^ man^ of ujhicK ujould haue been more appropriate for a. br\ddjL deovoped
in 4he e_cW , e*.perirnenW ^earo o£ mefalfrooo cWc^on 4hanone deo\arved i> fhe 1850'©.
r
Arnooo^+heoe^pecolior de\al\o are.-. 4he cdftec pmo (ralherlrnac, nuW) uoed-|ro secure fbe Wiuer
cbord pinoj W double p»n-o a\ fhe o^per chord hipo • "the bed bar U-haroero _Ube upper endtiji
4he bip ver"t\ca\o-, and -the e^-hofr conr,ecfioo befooeeoAbe hip vericoio and Abe Iouoer chord pif^-a.
Ho crber ev.arr»plep of anu oV^beoe de\av\o are preoerAU kr,ooar» amorra fhe meWl \roco bndoeo
OW&.W . R55',57 befre . after pbioo. cvWDo
m fhe m»N cUa baoe°
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, bii -Ihe orvo^oai tsAe to icnooon, sind 4he. preoer>-| -s>e^ir>o^io an a"lradwe one.
Statement prepared by: _ _ "Ropar
Date:
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Field survey by^J^oper. HbPW HtgioricTbridoj; Opecaitoi
Date: 5-1G-85
�MDFW RECOMMENDATION - NATIONAL
REGISTER ELIGIBILITY
Municipality
Bridge;
Crarw>He.
Street on
No.
^pleuTRd / Trurr, W~brock.
C-1Q-5
Historic evaluation
Significant because:
1) Unusual or unique type
or rare survivor of common type
2) Early example of type
record
x
tar^, e*-psrimeoW\"
3) Design - Valuable contribution—fe© bridge technology
X
4) Retains integrity
x
5) Builder known and important
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, •
. . .
maws.Viau<L.'ootr>e. importance
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_ y
^
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6) Bridge historically important to area ^
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X
Not significant because:
1) Common type
'Pratt pono^-\rooo
X
2) Post-1931
3) Design - no contribution to bridge technology
4) Integrity lost because of:
a) alterations
b) disintegration
5) Builder unimportant or not known
6) No known
Potentially
Not e l i g i b l e
but
located
X
significance in area
eligible
individually,
Not
eligible
C o n d i t i o n a l l y not e l i g i b l e ;
r e v i e w when 50 y e a r s o l d
Comment s :
e^rL e . . oe of a. ceidioeU CLornroon m e \ ^ 4rut>t> bridic^ ^pe^-TuH oCoeculi
* am i
Afar
cA 3it UJWICK Qjere. aoacVicorvoW euen tr> 4he. ioBOo .and coUcH are unique arrona -Ike
k <<\>
rr\eta\ 4rooo brida^o irj 4he rlTjPW d^W bat>c. Moved ca
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Granville
G-10-5
Ripley
Rd. o v e r
Trumble
Brook.
1883 p i n - c o n n e c t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s .
An e a r l y e x a m p l e o f t h i s
b r i d g e type w i t h very unusual
d e t a i l s , which i s a r e c o r d o f e a r l y experimental
bridge
technology.
North
Attleborough
N-16-3
Cushman
Rd. o v e r
1886 p i n n e d c o n n e c t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s .
p r e s e r v e d example o f an unusual
variant o fthe pratt
national
significant.
Wareham
W-6-8
Abbott
Run R i v e r .
Oldest and best
pony t r u s s .
Possible
Piercevilla
Rd. o v e r
Conrail.
1887 p i n n e d c o n n e c t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s .
One o f t h e o l d e s t m e t a l
t r u s s b r i d g e s i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s , a n d t h e o l d e s t t o u s e J.H. L i n v i l i e ' s
wide,
d i e - f o r g e d eyebars.
A f e a t u r e w h i c h w o u l d become s t a n d a r d i n l a t e 1 9 t h
century pinned
connected
trusses.
T h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s H i s t o r i c a l C o m m i s s i o n a g r e e s w i t h MDPW's p r e l i m i n a r y f i n d i n
t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g b r i d g t e does n o t meet t h e c r i t e r i a
f o rindividual
listing
i n t h e N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r , MHC f i n d s t h a t t h e b r i d g e i s a c o n t r i b u t i n g e l e m e n t
in a possible National Register historic d i s t r i c t .
P r o j e c t plans f o rany o f
these bridges should take t h i s f a c t o r i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
Kingston
K-l-2
Elm St. over
James
River.
1889 p i n - c o n n e c t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s b r i d g e p r e v i o u s l y r e v i e w e d bj
MHC o n F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 1 9 8 1 a n d t h e MHC r e a f f i r m e d t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t b r i d g e
K-l-2 i s a c o n t r i b u t i n g element i n a p o s s i b l e National Register h i s t o r i c
district.
T h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s H i s t o r i c a l C o m m i s s i o n a g r e e s w i t h MDPW's p r e l i m i n a r y f i n d i n g
t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g b r i d g e s do n o t meet c r i t e r i a
f o rindividual l i s t i n g i nt h e
National Register.
However, each o f these b r i d g e s i s w i t h i n , o r a d j a c e n t t o ,
a known o r p o s s i b l e h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t o r p r o p e r t y .
P r o j e c t plans f o rany o f
these bridges should take t h i s f a c t o r i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
Grafton
1906 S t e e l
district.
G-8-13
Asylum
P r a t t pony t r u s s i s l o c a t e d w i t h i n
Grafton State Hospital.
Hinsdale
1882 p i n - c o n n e c t e d
potential National
Hinsdale.
Templeton
1989
riveted steel
Historic district,
H-16-2
wrought iron P r a t t
Register d i s t r i c t ,
Rd. o v e r
a potential
Main S t . over
River.
Conrail.
National
East
Register
Brook,
Housatonic
pony t r u s s .
Bridge adjacent t o
nineteenth century rural village o f
T-2-9
4-panel P r a t t pony t r u s s
which i s on t h e N a t i o n a l
Bridge
S t . over
B & M Railroad.
i s adjacent t othe Baldwinville
Register o f Historic
Places.
�The
MHC c o n c u r s
bridges
of
with
thepreliminary
do n o t a p p e a r t o meet
Historic
finding
o f t h e MDPW t h a t
f o r individual
listing
the following
i nt h eNational
Register
Places.
Attleboro
A-16-26
Thacher
Boston
B-16-1 0 9
River
S t . over
Brockton
B-25-21
State
3 7 , Howard
Canton
C-2-6
Spaulding
Hadley
H-l-3
North
Maple
Hull
H-26-2
Logan
Ave. over
Lee/Lenox
L-5-20/L-7-3
Valley
S t over
Lowell
L-15-11
Walker
St. over
B & M
Montague
M-28-24
Bridge
S t . over
Sawmill
Peru/Worthi ngton
P-7-4/W-45-8
Parish
Rd. o v e r
Trout Brook.
Revere
R-5-1
Revere
S t . over
Conrail.
Conrail.
S t . over
S t . over
MBTA.
S t . over Mill
Beach,
Housatonic
Parkway
62, Burlington
B & M
If
y o u have
anyquestions, please
feel
office.
Sincerely,
G
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Elsa Fitzgerald
Acting Executive Director
Massachusetts H i s t o r i c a l
Commission
EF/BS/cd
cc:
Frank
Bracaglia,
MDPW
free
River.
Railroad.
River.
( R t . 145) over
Railroad.
State
W-38-4
River.
Dump A s s e s s R d .
B & M
Wilmi ngton
Conrail.
Ave. over
Railroad.
t oc o n t a c t William
Smith
o f this
�August
Mr.
29, 1990
Anthony
J . Fusco
Division Administrator
Federal Highway A d m i n i s t r a t i on
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Systems C e n t e r
55 B r o a d w a y - 1 0 t h F l o o r
C a m b r i d g e , MA
02142
ATTN:
RE:
M r . H.
P e a r l man
Massachusetts
Dear Mr.
Bridges, National
Register
Eligibility
Fusco:
The M a s s a c h u s e t t s H i s t o r i c a l C o m m i s s i o n has r e v i e w e d t h e h i s t o r i c
bridge
i n v e n t o r y f o r m s p r e p a r e d by t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c W o r k s .
The
Massachusetts H i s t o r i c a l Commission concurs w i t h t h e p r e l i m i n a r y f i n d i n g s o f
M a s s a c h u s e t t s D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c Works t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g b r i d g e s meet
criteria
f o rl i s t i n g i n t h e N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r o f H i s t o r i c P l a c e s .
Belchertown/Palmer
B-5-2/P-1-1
River St., State
S t . over
Swift
River.
1880 P i n - c o n n e c t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s .
Second o l d e s t p r a t t pony
t r u s s i s an e a r l y a n d r e l a t i v e l y i n t a c t b r i d g e .
B u i l t by a n i m p o r t a n t a n d
i n n o v a t i v e b r i d g e c o m p a n y , a n d i n c o r p o r a t e s t h e W r o u g h t I r o n B r i d g e Company
patented ribbed t-post design.
Located w i t h i n a possible National
register
historic district.
(Bondsville)
Chester
C-l1-23
S m i t h Rd. o v e r M i d d l e
Westfield River.
Branch,
1887 p i n n e d a n d r i v e t e d w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s .
Bridge previously
r e v i e w e d b y MHC o n O c t o b e r 6, 1 9 8 1 a n d MHC r e a f f i r m e d t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t
B r i d g e C-l 1 -23 m e e t s t h e c r i t e r i a
for e l i g i b i l i t y .
Located w i t h i n a possible
National Register h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t
(North Chester).
Framingham
F-7-11
Danforth
S t . over
Sudbury
River.
1890 p i n n e d c a s t & w r o u g h t i r o n P r a t t pony t r u s s w i t h p h o e n i x c o m p r e s s i o n
columns.
B r i d g e p r e v i o u s l y r e v i e w e d b y MHC o n F e b r u a r y 9, 1 9 7 8 a n d MHC
r e a f f i r m e d t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t B r i d g e F-7-11 m e e t s t h e c r i t e r i a f o r
el i g i b i l i t y .
Massachusetts H i s t o r i c a l C o m m i s s i o n , Valerie A . Talmage, Executive Director, State Historic Preservation
80 B o y l s t o n Street, B o s t o n , Massachusetts 02116
(617) 727-8470
Office o f the Secretary o f State, M i c h a e l J. C o n n o l l y , Secretary
Officer
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Ripley Road Bridge in Winter
Description
An account of the resource
Ripley Road Bridge, photo courtesy of Paul Jensen
Rights
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Paul Jensen photo
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Title
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Houses and Other Structures
Description
An account of the resource
Photos of houses in Granville, including notes on the reverse of the photo where applicable. Information is believed to be accurate but we welcome additional information, pictures, corrections and comments.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room and others as indicated for the specific image(s).
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Title
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Ripley Road Bridge, Penn Bridge Company, 1883
Description
An account of the resource
Ripley Road Bridge, removed in 2000's, road closed. MACRIS Inv. # GRN 917
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Color Photo: Paul Jensen
1883
bridge
Granville
Massachusetts
Paul Jensen
Penn Bridge Company
pony
Ripley Road
truss
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Title
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Ripley Road Bridge (former Sodom Road Bridge)
Description
An account of the resource
The former Sodom Road bridge, moved to Ripley Road (just off Water Street). The bridge was removed around 2013. There is no bridge here now.
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Title
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Houses and Other Structures
Description
An account of the resource
Photos of houses in Granville, including notes on the reverse of the photo where applicable. Information is believed to be accurate but we welcome additional information, pictures, corrections and comments.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room and others as indicated for the specific image(s).
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Title
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Sodom Street Bridge, Granville
Description
An account of the resource
A grouping of photos showing the progression of Sodom Street bridges. Do you know the approximate date each bridge was constructed? Other information? UPDATE: A photo of the old bridge that was moved to Ripley Road has been added.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Various
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Images contributed by May (Hunt) Nobbs, 2018.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Granville Public Library Historical Room
bridge
Granville
Massachusetts
Sodom Street