Concord Bridge Wood piece

Object/Artifact

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Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Concord Bridge Wood piece

Entry/Object ID

1956.48.1

Description

Description: "This piece of the old North Bridge of 1775 from a timber found at the time of the reconstruction in 1956, is presented to - The Town of Wayland - a town which sent men to Concord, April 19, 1775, by the Selectmen of Concord, Sept. 29, 1956"

Cataloged By

VanSteenberg, Doris

Acquisition

Accession

1956.48

Source or Donor

Concord Selectmen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1775

Lexicon

Search Terms

Revolutionary War

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

Beam, bridge

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

MM 5

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

MM 5

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Size: 6 1/4" long, 4" tall, 4 1/2" deep

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Examined By

VanSteenberg, Doris

Provenance

Notes

Wood from the old North Bridge in Concord, MA, built in 1775

General Notes

Note

Notes: From Wikipedia, 11/24/2013: The original North Bridge was dismantled in 1793 by the town of Concord because its use as a bridge had become impractical; a new bridge was erected a few hundred yards away. The bridge was rebuilt multiple times in 1875, 1889, and 1909. The current replica was built in 1956 and was based on drawings of the bridge built in the 1760s. The bridge was restored in 2005. No Accession file was found for this item. An Accession file (1956.48) was created based on the old Catalog file entry (MM 5) and the dates given therein. Status: OK Status By: Wolfson, Evelyn Status Date: 2013-11-03