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Toll taker sought for historic Two Penny Foot Bridge
More than a dozen applicants from across the country seek the toll keeper job on Waterville Maine’s Two Penny Foot Bridge, recently listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow, charging five cents in recent years, with a former keeper who died replacing a plank. The owner, Ticonic Foot Bridge Company president Robert Tonge, notes the bridge’s modest revenue supports a keeper and a small house, while Maine preservation officials praise its heritage and call for preservation as a living community landmark.
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Waterville
Kennebec River
Winslow
Leon H. Crowell
New York City
Baltimore
Bridgeport
Conn
Virginia
Winslow Paper Mills
Robert Tonge
Ticonic Foot Bridge Company
James H. Mundy
Maine
Tonge