Background
He was born in May 1842 in Jamaica, Vermont.
He was born in May 1842 in Jamaica, Vermont.
He was educated at Yale University, and served in Company Doctorate of the 16th Vermont Volunteers during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of corporal.
He has been described as "an intuitive engineer, a farmer and mason."
During the 1890s and 1900s, Follett built as many as 40 bridges and culverts. 11 are known to survive. An account of Follett"s work in the Bennington Banner in 1977 called his bridges "engineering marvels and parts of the scenic landscape of the region" and noted:
Follett was married to Clara East. Kimball in 1864 and died in February 1911 in Townshend, Vermont, as the result of acute dilation of the heart.
Works include:
East Putney Brook Stone Architecture Bridge, spans East Putney Brook off River Road, East Putney, Vermont, NRHP-listed
Follett Stone Architecture Bridge Historic District, West of Townshend off Vermont 30, Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed
Sacketts Brook Stone Architecture Bridge, off United States. 5 on Mill Road, Putney, Vermont, NRHP-listed
Simpsonville Stone Architecture Bridge, North of Townshend on Vermont 35, Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed
West Townshend Stone Architecture Bridge, spans Tannery Brook, West Townshend, Vermont, NRHP-listed.