Neighbors of Rawson Road Bridges
Bridges' History

 

The photos below show the Rawson Road bridges in another era, when they were an integral part of the mill village at Abbott Run in the mid to late-1800s.  The Neighbors of Rawson Road Bridges committee is eternally grateful to Mrs. Eleanor Rawson Preston, who granted us permission to share these photos with you.

These sights are sure to spark your interest in the history of our neighborhood.  You may also wish to read:

  • an excellent newspaper article about the bridges' history, originally published in the Valley Breeze newspaper on Sept. 16, 1999 (click here)
  • the Neighbors' account of the historic role of the Rawson Road bridges and what remains of the mill village today (click here)


the Dam at Abbott Run Rawson Pond

 

 
On the bridge at Abbott Run:
Halsey Rawson, Ed. Jencks, George Austin, Henry Carpenter 		 Abbott Run Road, 1900
This is what Kay Langille Faria’s house (#17 Rawson Road) originally looked like 

 
At the Depot: Jim Austin, Ed. Jenkes, Henry Carpenter, Halsey Rawson, George Austin; in back is Charles Whiting (born 1865)

 
The Mill at Abbott Run (present site of G. Reilly’s home)