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Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Showing the Original Site of Ackley Covered Bridge, 1908

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Artifact Overview

Red markings in the lower left-hand corner of this map show the original location of Ackley Covered Bridge. The bridge was built in 1832 across a branch of Wheeling Creek on the Greene-Washington County line in southwestern Pennsylvania. In 1937, Henry Ford acquired Ackley Covered Bridge and reconstructed it in Greenfield Village.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Map (Document)

Subject Date

1908

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.186.39

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)
Handwriting

Color

Blue
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 16.25 in

Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Showing the Original Site of Ackley Covered Bridge, 1908