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- Elizabeth Lucille Ackley Carroll, a Descendant of Joshua Ackley, Builder of Ackley Covered Bridge - 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.The granddaughter of Joshua Ackley, then named Elizabeth Evans, purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford for his Greenfield Village.
- June 24, 1938
- Collections - Artifact
Elizabeth Lucille Ackley Carroll, a Descendant of Joshua Ackley, Builder of Ackley Covered Bridge
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.The granddaughter of Joshua Ackley, then named Elizabeth Evans, purchased the bridge and offered it to Henry Ford for his Greenfield Village.