I am inclined to agree with Bill Niemi regarding the bridge. I lived on Perry Rd about a mile from it and like Bill, fished that spot in the 50'-60's. The bridge stonework looked more like that in the second picture. Larger stones and various sizes. As for digging post holes and foundations kudos for the Niemis. Back then people did that. Our house builder (Alfred Parhelia-sp?)'s wife hand dug our cellar hole. Amazing. I also had a summer job working for Taft Electric digging T pole holes in Greenville- 6' deep for 30' poles, 6 1/2' for 35' or approx. You knew you were in the Granite state on many occasions although our area did have a lot of sand. As a side fact, I remember Bill somewhat and I believe sister Irene. Also, I believe, Bill as a professor from RPI, taught my wife a class at RPI or at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. Neat remembrances.
First let me add to a previous comment. I said the Niemi house on River Rd was the first house to get electricity. This statement is based on River Rd starting from the Old Country Rd and finishing at Gibson Four Corners. Some newer maps have River Rd starting from Highbridge. The 1960's pic of Lena on a bridge does not appear to be the Gibson Four Corners bridge I know. In the 1950s I fished the West Souhegan River that passed under a bridge we called the Gibson Four Corners bridge on River Rd near Gibson Four Corners. The rest of the my comment deals with getting electricity to the Niemi house on River Rd. After my father & I had the house built (but not finished inside) my father asked the electric company (which was private at the time) to bring in a line. They told him that there would be a charge for labor and pole installation for the one mile distance from Gibson Four Corners to our house on River Rd. My father made a deal. He would dig every pole hole for that distance if they would remove the labor charge. We dug 5 ft deep pole holes over that distance. This was after digging a cellar hole and 3 wells (20+ft deep, 6 ft across all with hand tools.
I am inclined to agree with Bill Niemi regarding the bridge. I lived on Perry Rd about a mile from it and like Bill, fished that spot in the 50'-60's. The bridge stonework looked more like that in the second picture. Larger stones and various sizes. As for digging post holes and foundations kudos for the Niemis. Back then people did that. Our house builder (Alfred Parhelia-sp?)'s wife hand dug our cellar hole. Amazing. I also had a summer job working for Taft Electric digging T pole holes in Greenville- 6' deep for 30' poles, 6 1/2' for 35' or approx. You knew you were in the Granite state on many occasions although our area did have a lot of sand. As a side fact, I remember Bill somewhat and I believe sister Irene. Also, I believe, Bill as a professor from RPI, taught my wife a class at RPI or at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY. Neat remembrances.
First let me add to a previous comment. I said the Niemi house on River Rd was the first house to get electricity. This statement is based on River Rd starting from the Old Country Rd and finishing at Gibson Four Corners. Some newer maps have River Rd starting from Highbridge. The 1960's pic of Lena on a bridge does not appear to be the Gibson Four Corners bridge I know. In the 1950s I fished the West Souhegan River that passed under a bridge we called the Gibson Four Corners bridge on River Rd near Gibson Four Corners. The rest of the my comment deals with getting electricity to the Niemi house on River Rd. After my father & I had the house built (but not finished inside) my father asked the electric company (which was private at the time) to bring in a line. They told him that there would be a charge for labor and pole installation for the one mile distance from Gibson Four Corners to our house on River Rd. My father made a deal. He would dig every pole hole for that distance if they would remove the labor charge. We dug 5 ft deep pole holes over that distance. This was after digging a cellar hole and 3 wells (20+ft deep, 6 ft across all with hand tools.
I don't even want to dig a hole for dahlia bulbs, Hit a rock every two inches. I'm impressed with his work.