The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, Ohio (Landmarks) - Softcover

When its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-TrumbullTurnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a â??newConnecticut.â? Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity butalso great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, wouldeventually soften the brutality of travel, isolation and a well-wateredlandscape. Their proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County thenickname â??Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve.â? Admire both famousand forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a quartercentury mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting for the perfectlight.

Carl E. Feather is currently a special projects coordinator for Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he serves as a tourism liaison between the county commissioners and museums. He worked for 27 years as a features writer, lifestyles editor, reporter and photographer with the Ashtabula Star Beacon Newspaper.