Ackley Covered Bridge at West Finley, Pennsylvania, before Relocation to Greenfield Village, 1937

Summary

The Ackley Covered Bridge, built in 1832 on land owned by Joshua Ackley, spanned a branch of Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. By the mid 1930s the wooden bridge had outlived its usefulness and was slated for demolition. Descendants of the Ackley family purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford. Ford sent his employees to document the structure before its relocation to Greenfield Village.

The Ackley Covered Bridge, built in 1832 on land owned by Joshua Ackley, spanned a branch of Wheeling Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania. By the mid 1930s the wooden bridge had outlived its usefulness and was slated for demolition. Descendants of the Ackley family purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford. Ford sent his employees to document the structure before its relocation to Greenfield Village.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1937

Subject Date

1937

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.3287

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

stamp on back: D.A. Harbaugh Studio 69 N. Main Street PHONE 924 WASHINGTON, PA

Ackley Covered Bridge

Details

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