Neponset Woolen Mills
River Village’s Bell Tower (complete with a lantern) will serve as a replica of the one that was the signature of the Woolen Mills factory until 1930 when it was removed for precautionary reasons.

The Neponset Woolen Mills occupied the building in the first half of the 20th century before Emerson and Cuming took it over in 1959.  According to a Historical Society publication, Paul Revere’s son, Joseph, was one of the original owners of the property, which dates back to the early 1800’s

Canton Viaduct
The Canton Viaduct was built by the Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation and was the final link on the 41 mile railroad between the two cities.  Architectural design for the bridge was provided by Dodd & Baldwin and construction was supervised by Chief Engineer, Major General William Gibbs McNeill, a graduate of West Point Military Academy.   There are two other bridges similar to the Canton Viaduct in the world, both designed by George Washington Whistler located on the October Railroad between Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia.   The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999.  The bridge was 173 years old on July 28, 2008.