Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge
by Jennifer White
Title
Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken alongside the Wilkins Mill covered bridge. I had to walk through an overgrown path to get this angle. The Wilkins Mill Covered Bridge is north of Rockville, Indiana, United States. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by William Hendricks in 1906. The bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long, 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, and 13 feet (4.0 m) high. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Solomon Jessup and Zimri Hunt built a mill in 1835 upstream from the bridge site. George Wilkins later opened a store there in 1853 and a carding mill, operated by Solomon Jessup and William Hunt was also built. In 1855 Wilkins bought the mill but later tore it down and built a new one. This is the source of the name Wilkins Mill, however, in 1877 this mill burned down and another mill was built which stood until 1947.
The 1874 Atlas of Parke County shows that the creek was named Mill Creek, but today it's labeled as Sugar Mill Creek. Sugar Mill Creek and Green Creek converge below the bridge and it would seem that after one flood the Sugar Mill Creek changed its course and left the bridge standing over a dry creek bed for a period of time, but as you can see the bridge is once again crossing water.
This was to be the second of three covered bridges built by William Hendricks.
This has been featured in the following groups;
-10.23.17 Midwest America Photography
-10.29.17 Midwest USA and International Scenery
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White. All rights reserved.
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October 14th, 2017
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