Clay County GaArchives Photo Group.....COUPLE ON BRIDGE 1905
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 Fort Gaines, ca. 1905. Couple standing in front of covered bridge over the 
Chattahoochee River.  
Original Caption One sign reads, Go to R.C. McAllister for Bargains. Another 
sign reads, $20 Fine for Going Faster than a Walk. This bridge replaced the 
one that washed away ca. 1850. In the 1860s Bonner and Walden received the 
contract to build a new bridge. In Aug. 1868 while the bridge was still under 
construction, part of it was destroyed by floods. Bonner and Walden abandoned 
the project and were replaced by Horace King, an African-American who was 
quite well-known as a bridge builder. After a March 1875 flood damaged part of 
the bridge, it was repaired by a builder named MacKenzie. After floods of 
March 1888 the bridge was again rebuilt. The builder may have been the son of 
Horace King. The wooden piers were replaced by brick ones and the bridge was a 
covered one. It was covered by a shingle roof. Small windows were cut in the 
sides at intervals to let in light. This bridge was destroyed by floods in 
1926 shortly after its replacement, a modern steel bridge, had been opened to 
the public.  


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