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.
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Hidden History of Ashtabula County
9781626199538
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Picturesque Ashtabula County harbors a rich and sometimes strange history. Ohio's Western Reserve settlers were astonished by the ancient graveyards they found that yielded bones belonging to a gigantic race. Mr. Buck of Conneaut lived a secluded life married to himself, assuming the character and dress of the fictional Mrs. Buck. A legend persists to this day that the ship of a Spanish princess lies at the bottom of Pymatuning Lake. Author Carl E. Feather delves into the rich history of Ohio's largest county and uncovers its little-known secrets in the most unexpected places.
The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio
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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 mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfect light."
