Parke County, Indiana, is known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" and in a time gone by, there were 52 covered bridges in an area of less than 450 square miles. Today, Parke County has 31 covered bridges, and I was on a quest to find them all.
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Photo Friday: Fort Morgan, Alabama
After the War of 1812, the United States started a program to strengthen its seacoast defenses, and in 1818 Benjamin Hopkins was contracted to build a large masonry fort on Mobile Point. Less than a year later Mr. Hopkins died...
Photo Friday: This Old House
In 2011, I wrote a story about a young man, Nathan, who buys old structures, takes them apart piece by piece, and then rebuilds them on his land.
They are still standing!
...visit a long-time friend, Patricia, and her three amazing sons.
When I left New York, I left four hours later than I had planned. The drive time from Southold, New York, to Chesapeake, Virginia was over 9 hours. This was avoiding the toll roads. HATE THEM! You pay to drive on some of the crappiest roads...
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