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Author : Benjamin D. Evans,June R. Evans
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781611683851
A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states.
Author : Jeffrey E Blackman
Publisher : Countryman Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : PSU:000064307008
During the nineteenth and the early part of the twentieth centuries, the erection of nearly one thousand covered bridges was recorded in New England's archives. However, the ravages of time, storms, floods, neglect, and vandals have reduced the remaining historic, authentic covered bridges to fewer than two hundred. While the majority of these bridges are in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire, wonderful examples of covered bridges can be found in all six of the New England states.
Author : Warren H. White
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 078647176X
Covered bridges are gaining attention as states and counties are making large investments in the repair and preservation of existing covered bridges, offering tours and building new ones. This work documents all extant covered bridges--vehicle, railroad and pedestrian--in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The book is arranged by state, then by county and bridge name, using the most commonly known or locally used name. All other known names will be included for each bridge, cross-referenced in the index. Each state is prefaced with a brief synopsis of its bridges, past and present, including bridge types, truss types and geographic location. To be included, a bridge must have been originally built as, or intended to be, a true covered bridge, meaning that it is used as a means of traveling over an obstacle, usually water, not attached to buildings solely for access to the building or between buildings, and has a covered portion at least ten feet in length. Richly illustrated.
Author : Adelbert M. Jakeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Bridges
ISBN : UOM:39015023129722
Author : Clara E (Clara Eola Summer Wagemann
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 101371332X
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Dan Landrigan,Leslie Landrigan
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608939879
New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes, and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's Hidden Past presents the region’s history in an engaging new way: through 58 lists of historic places and things usually hidden in plain sight in all six New England states. Pay attention and you’ll find stone structures built by Indians, soaring churches financed by Franco-American millworkers, and public high schools started by colonists when New England was still a howling wilderness. You may have seen them, but you probably don’t know the story behind them. New England's Hidden Past takes readers to the grave sites of revolutionary heroines, Loyalist house museums, as well as, Revolutionary taverns and colonial inns. It takes them to Indian trails, the oldest houses, historic department stores, ghost towns, and Little Italys. Each unique, interesting location or object has a counterpart in the other five New England states. A perfect guide to keep in the car and refer to when traveling New England or planning a trip.
Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738510521
New Hampshire once had nearly four hundred covered bridges, most of which unfortunately are no longer in existence. Some of them were railroad bridges and, although often viewed as charming relics of the past, all of these bridges were actually vital links in New Hampshire's transportation system. Covered bridges were used to cross most of New Hampshire's large rivers, including the Connecticut, Merrimack, Mascoma, Contoocook, Pemigewasset, and Ashuelot. New Hampshire Covered Bridges is a photographic study of the state's enclosed wooden spans that date from as far back as 1827. The book contains rare photographs of historic bridges that no longer exist, as well as pictures of many that still stand today. The images are accompanied by detailed information about the design and construction of covered bridges and the men who built them. Each bridge has its own life story. Some have defied floods and hurricanes and still stand; others have fallen victim to nature or arson or the demands of modern transportation.
Author : Fred J. Moll
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738592497
This book invites the reader to step back in time and imagine the days when ancestors traveled through wooden spans to reach their daily destinations. Starting in the early 1800s, Pennsylvania's rich forests provided natural material for the construction of more than 1,500 covered bridges across the state. The first covered bridge was built in 1805. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges looks at the earliest covered bridges as well as those that have survived modern progress. Images also show rare railroad covered bridges that have been saved from destruction over the years.
Author : Mrs. Clara Eola (Summers) Wagemann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Covered bridges
ISBN : OCLC:247266224
Author : Jacqueline Lee Dagenais
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 132005076X
This book includes the three Historic Covered Bridges in Connecticut, along with the oldest covered bridge in Maine, and a few other covered bridges we found in our travels. Photos of all, my comments on how and why these pictures came about and a few Facts about each. This book came about because my brother John who had moved to California from Connecticut over 50 years ago and was unable to view my photos on line. And then the Forestville, Ct postman, Tom, told me about the Comstock Bridge, which I did not know about and that made my book complete. My son-in-law also picked up on my enthusiasm for pictures of covered bridges and he also made a couple of contributions to this book. It has been a fun project in my 82nd year. Enjoy !
Author : Harold Stiver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : Covered bridges
ISBN : 0986867071
REDUCED PRICING!! A new guide to the more than 175 historic Covered Bridges in the New England area. Up to date information on each one.. Included for each bridge are detailed directions and GPS coordinates. If you've ever spent time looking for a Covered Bridge and couldn't find it, or found that it was no longer there, you understand why it is important to have current information. There is a photo of each site as well as photo tips peculiar to that bridge. Some history and construction details will add to your enjoyment. There are also Step by Step directions for your own Self Guided Tour for 10 areas spread throughout the region. If you live in or travel in the New England area, you will treasure having this guide available.
Author : Bob Kane,Trish Kane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439648056
At one time, New York State had over 300 covered bridges, but over the years, floods, fires, and modernization have claimed all but 32 of them. Both the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge and the Old Blenheim Bridge are proud record holders. Located in Glimmerglass State Park, the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge is the oldest existing covered bridge in the United States. The Old Blenheim Bridge was the longest single-span covered bridge in the world until it was washed away by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 when the Schoharie Creek flooded. Today, Oxford, New York, is home to the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center, which was specifically designed for covered bridge researchers—the first-ever center of its kind.
Author : Robert Reed
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738533351
Once there were hundreds of 19th-century and very early 20th-century covered bridges in Indiana--so many in fact, that the state ranked third in the nation in the number of structures still standing. By the early 1930s and 1940s, a movement was afoot to preserve those magnificent structures that had not already disappeared due to desertion and deterioration. Some were saved, but many were not. What was saved and cherished, however, was an abundance of vintage black and white images taken by pioneer photographers who willingly trekked from bridge to bridge decades ago. Captured in this volume are nearly 200 of those photographs from the mid-20th century and before, representing more than 36 Indiana counties from Adams County to Wells County.
Author : Clara Eola Summers Wagemann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Bridges
ISBN : UOM:39015023848230
Author : John S. Burk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 073857323X
From hidden valleys in the Berkshire Hills to the North Shore, 275 documented highway and railroad covered bridges have been constructed in Massachusetts from the early 19th century onward, a figure that often comes as a surprise to those who traditionally associate these unique structures with northern New England. All but a small handful of these are long gone, lost to modern replacements, fires, wear, and the region's notorious weather, especially the devastating storms of the late 1930s. The bridges came in all shapes and sizes, from diminutive 50-foot spans to multitiered structures of nearly 900 feet that crossed the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers and were stout enough to support railroads across their roofs.