Bridge over troubled waters: Dover v. The Proprietors of Portsmouth Bridge and the changing economic and legal landscape, 1815-1845 Historical New Hampshire / by Eric C. Stoykovich.

Title:

Bridge over troubled waters: Dover v. The Proprietors of Portsmouth Bridge and the changing economic and legal landscape, 1815-1845 Historical New Hampshire / by Eric C. Stoykovich.

Author:

Stoykovich, Eric.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2005.

Physical Description:

p.92-112.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2005 Vol. 59, Issue 2 (Fall 2005) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

In September 1822 the Portsmouth Bridge across the Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire opened. Hailed as progress by some, the bridge was the focus of complaints by citizens in upstream towns such as Dover, New Hampshire, who claimed that the bridge obstructed river navigation. Competition between Dover and Portsmouth involving railways led to a lawsuit over the bridge in the 1840's. Dover lost. The case illustrates the difficulties that surrounded internal improvements in the United States during this period, as communities competed for access to natural resources and market

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Bridges Piscataqua River (N.H. and Me.) , Trials New Hampshire.

Organizations:

Dover (N.H.).

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