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Prentiss Bridge
The Prentiss Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Langdon, New Hampshire. Built about 1874, it spans Great Brook just east of the modern alignment of Chester Turnpike, which it carried until it was bypassed by a modern bridge in 1955. At in length, it is the shortest 19th-century covered bridge built for use on a public roadway in New Hampshire that is still standing. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Description and history The Prentiss Bridge is located in a rural setting in southern Langdon, spanning Great Brook east of Chester Turnpike, about south of its junction with Lower Cemetery Road. It is a Town lattice truss, 36 feet long and wide, set on stone abutments. Its exterior is finished in vertical board siding, with a ventilation gap between the siding and the gabled roof. Bridges are known to have stood on the site since at least 1791, when the town requested a report on a bridge standing here. In 1794, the town appropriated fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langdon, New Hampshire
Langdon is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 651 at the 2020 census. History First settled in 1773 by Seth Walker, Langdon was incorporated on January 11, 1787, when it was named after Governor John Langdon. The town is home to the Prentiss Bridge, the shortest covered bridge in New Hampshire. Built across Great Brook in 1874, the lattice truss span has a length of . Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are water, comprising 0.45% of the town. Drained by the Cold River and its tributary Great Brook, Langdon lies within the Connecticut River watershed. The highest point in town is the summit of Holden Hill, at above sea level. Adjacent municipalities * Charlestown, New Hampshire (north) * Acworth, New Hampshire (east) * Alstead, New Hampshire (southeast) * Walpole, New Hampshire (southwest) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 586 people, 237 households, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Prentiss may refer to: People Given name * Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006), U.S. singer * Prentiss M. Brown (1889–1973), Michigan politician * Robert Prentiss Daniel (1902–1968), U.S. academic * Prentiss Douglass (1884–1949), U.S. American football coach and player * Prentiss Hubb (born 1999), American basketball player for Notre Dame * Prentiss Ingraham (1843–1904), soldier and mercenary * Prentiss Mellen (1764–1840), Massachusetts jurist * Prentiss Oakley, Louisiana police officer * Prentiss Taylor (1907–1991), U.S. artist * Prentiss Waggner (born 1990), U.S. American football player * Prentiss Walker (1917–1998), Mississippi politician Surname * Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950; nee ''Prentiss''), U.S musician * Ann Prentiss (1939–2010), U.S. actress * Anna Marie Prentiss, American archeologist * Benjamin Prentiss (1819–1901), Union general in American civil war * Elizabeth Prentiss (1818–1878), U.S. songwriter, poet, writer * John Holmes Prentiss (1784–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered Bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges typically have a lifespan of only 20 years because of the effects of rain and sun, but a covered bridge could last over 100 years. In the United States, only about 1 in 10 survived the 20th century. The relatively small number of surviving bridges is due to deliberate replacement, neglect, and the high cost of restoration. European and North American truss bridges Typically, covered bridges are structures with longitudinal timber-trusses which form the bridge's backbone. Some were built as railway bridges, using very heavy timbers and doubled up lattice work. In Canada and the U.S., numerous timber covered bridges were built in the late 1700s to the late 1800s, reminiscent of earlier designs in Germany and Switzerland. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Brook (Cold River Tributary)
Great Brook is a tributary of the Cold River in western New Hampshire in the United States. Part of the Connecticut River watershed Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to: Hydrology * Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins * Drainage basin, called a "watershe ..., Great Brook begins in the highlands in the town of Acworth, New Hampshire, and flows southwest through the center of the town of Langdon, joining the Cold River upstream from the Connecticut River. See also * List of rivers of New Hampshire References :* Rivers of New Hampshire Tributaries of the Connecticut River Rivers of Sullivan County, New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Sullivan County, New Hampshire
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 68 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Current listings Former listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire * National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire References * {{Sullivan County, New Hampshire Sullivan Sullivan may refer to: People Characters * Chloe Sullivan, from the television series ''Smallville'' * Colin Sullivan, a character in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Hampshire Covered Bridges
This is a list of New Hampshire covered bridges, old, new, and restored. There are 58 historic wooden covered bridges currently standing and assigned official numbers by the U.S. state of New Hampshire. There are additional covered bridges extant in the state, some of which are on private property and not accessible to the public. The newest covered bridge known to have been constructed in the state is the Chester Covered Bridge, built in 2011. Standing covered bridges Some bridges go by two or more names; this list uses the name posted on the bridge. Lost covered bridges :''This is a partial list of other covered bridges that once stood in New Hampshire.'' ;Notable *Bedell Covered Bridge ( Haverhill, destroyed 1979) * County Farm Bridge (Dover, burned 1981) * Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge ( Goffstown, burned 1976) *New Henniker Bridge ( West Hopkinton, dismantled 1936) ;Others * Androscoggin River Covered Bridge ( Errol) *Clear Stream Covered Bridge (Errol) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bridges On The National Register Of Historic Places In New Hampshire ...
This is a list of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Current listings Former listing See also *List of covered bridges in New Hampshire Notes References {{National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire New Hampshire Bridges Bridges A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered Bridges On The National Register Of Historic Places In New Hampshire
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Bridges Completed In 1874
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges In Sullivan County, New Hampshire
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Sullivan County, New Hampshire
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 68 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Current listings Former listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire * National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire This is a directory of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire. There are more than 800 listed sites in New Hampshire. Each of the 10 counties in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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