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Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois

Subject: Re: [OM] A piece of history from Southern Illinois
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:08:31 -0500
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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
>
>
> Nice family photo.  I have to say,  judging by the used contraceptive
devices I discovered in a couple of places around the area, today's younger
generation has also found something that the bridge is useful for....

-- 

Paul Braun
Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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