When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname "Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve." Admire both famous and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quarter century m... Read More
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When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname "Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve." Admire both famous and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quarter century m... Read More
When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname "Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve." Admire both famous and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quarter century mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfect light."
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Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 21st January 2014
State: Ohio
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626192614
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General ARCHITECTURE / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Author Bio
Carl E. Feather has researched and written about Ashtabula County history for the past thirty years as a lifestyles editor and general assignment reporter for the Ashtabula Star Beacon, and then as an author and lodging tax administrator for Ashtabula County. His Feather Cottage Media company produces video products of historical interest and he is the author of Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio and Mountain People in a Flat Land. Carl is a trustee of the Ashtabula County Historical Society.
When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname "Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve." Admire both famous and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quarter century mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfect light."
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Landmarks
Publication Date: 21st January 2014
State: Ohio
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626192614
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General ARCHITECTURE / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Carl E. Feather has researched and written about Ashtabula County history for the past thirty years as a lifestyles editor and general assignment reporter for the Ashtabula Star Beacon, and then as an author and lodging tax administrator for Ashtabula County. His Feather Cottage Media company produces video products of historical interest and he is the author of Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio and Mountain People in a Flat Land. Carl is a trustee of the Ashtabula County Historical Society.
