On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> All of these guys are too young to recall the other benefit of the covered
> bridges. Even as late as the 1930s, when I was a lad, in the southern USA,
> many farm families made their way to town on Saturdays using a wagon pulled
> by horses or mules. They picked up supplies, visited with friends, and
> made
> the trek home in the late afternoon. When sudden rain showers came up, the
> covered bridge was a welcome place to wait for better weather.
>
> Here is a family photo from the 1930s, showing the bridge across James
> Creek, on Darracott Road, in Monroe County Mississippi. I'm the young guy
> in front.
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4357
>
>
> Nice family photo. I have to say, judging by the used contraceptive
devices I discovered in a couple of places around the area, today's younger
generation has also found something that the bridge is useful for....
--
Paul Braun
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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