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The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio

By Feather , Carl E

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.;History Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781625847454, 9781626192614, 1625847459
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3147745 bytes)
Pages
(142 pages) : illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Covered bridges;Covered bridges--Ohio--Ashtabula C

Description

When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-TrumbullTurnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a “newConnecticut.” Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity butalso great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, wouldeventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-wateredlandscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County thenickname “Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve.” Admire both famousand forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quartercentury mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfectlight.

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