Sign, Traffic
- Object Name:
- Sign, Traffic
- Object ID:
- 1936.002
- Place of Origin:
- Cornish, NH
- Date:
- 1796
- Description:
- Toll Sign, Cornish Bridge. Vertical rectangle; pine board with mitered frame. Carved, raised black lettering on a white background. "RATE OF TOLL" in large letters across top. Beneath this, prices are given for all types of traffic to cross the bridge beginning with foot traveller at the top, running through various types of vehicles and ending with sheep and swine.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-39.5 W-28 D-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- First toll sign for the Cornish Bridge crossing the Connecticut River between Cornish, NH, and Windsor, VT. The first Cornish Bridge was built in 1796. It was washed away in 1824 and new bridge was built that year. The second bridge was washed away in 1849 and a third bridge was built that year. The third bridge was washed away in 1866 and a fourth bridge was built that year.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William E. Beaman
- People:
- Beaman, William E. (1881-1945)
- Subjects:
- Transportation, Bridges, Toll bridges
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