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Program – Covered Bridges near Stoddard, Past & Present
New Hampshire is home to more than 61 covered bridges, 46 of which have stood for over a century. In this engaging program, author and historian Kim presents an overview of these remarkable structures, with a special focus on the covered bridges that once stood near Stoddard and those that stand today. The presentation…
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The Bridge Builder Zadoc Lovell Taft
Zadoc Lovell Taft was a Swanzey carpenter, millwright, mechanic, farmer, and bridge builder, and part of a family with deep colonial roots. The Taft family arrived in the New World in Braintree, Massachusetts, around 1678, when Robert Taft (c. 1640–1725), Zadoc’s great-great grandfather, emigrated from County Louth, Ireland. He would build the original Taft…