I'm impressed not only with the photo but that you could dig up a
digital rendition in short order. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/13/2013 3:41 PM, Jim Nichols 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
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois
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>
>> Thanks, Mike and Chuck.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 13 Apr 2013, at 17:41, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> Why were bridges built like that?
>>> To protect the wooden structure of the bride from the elements. (as
>>> someone has probably already pointed out :) )
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