Designed and built between 1881 and 1883 by Silas Hussey, Jr. (1828-1913), this bridge is unique in New Hampshire in having heavy brick arches faced with split granite. Its fifty-foot width was exceptional for the time. Hussey was a local quarryman . . . — — Map (db m152150) HM
(west/front inscription)In commemoration of The valor and patriotism of the volunteers of Rochester, who in the War of 1861 gave their lives for the maintenance of the Union. Erected by the Town AD 1885. (south inscription) Lieut. . . . — — Map (db m152151) HM WM
Concerts were held on Central Square in front of the Parson Main Monument in the early 1900's. As crowds and traffic increased there was a need for a new location for the band and people to assemble. In 1914 Miles Dustin, local-builder, designed the . . . — — Map (db m152156) HM
