New Concord in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fox Creek "S" Bridge Park

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

1. Fox Creek "S" Bridge Park Marker

Inscription. The Fox Creek “S” Bridge is one of a series of such bridges which lined the path of the National Road. All but a handful were destroyed during the construction of U.S. Route 40. The National Road, completed here in 1828, “opened wide the doors to the West.” Every township crossed by the Road doubled its population in a decade. The entire National Road from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois, was bricked during World War I to accommodate military traffic. The Fox Creek “S” Bridge was the last section to be bricked. The photo below records this event in 1919.

The house at the top of the picture to the left is that of Robert West Speer, a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Speer was a Reformed Presbyterian (Covenanter). His denomination, as well as the Associate Presbyterians (Seceders) and the Associate Reformed Presbyterians made the Fox Creek/Crooked Creek area a bastion of Abolitionism before and during the Civil War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 39° 59.574′ N,

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81° 44.765′ W. Marker is in New Concord, Ohio, in Muskingum County. It can be reached from Shadyside Drive. Along US 40 (East Pike). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Concord OH 43762, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fox Creek Bridge (a few steps from this marker); S-Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Zane's Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); Findley Settlement (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Glenn (approx. half a mile away); Boyhood Home of John H. Glenn, Jr. (approx. half a mile away); The New Concord Underground Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Muskingum College (approx. 0.6 miles

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

2. Fox Creek "S" Bridge Park Marker

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Concord.

Fox Creek "S" Bridge & Robert West Speer Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

3. Fox Creek "S" Bridge & Robert West Speer Home

Close-up of photo by Clair Stebbins on marker

Bricking the National Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

4. Bricking the National Road

Close-up of photo on marker

Fox Creek "S" Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

5. Fox Creek "S" Bridge

Historic “S” Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

6. Historic “S” Bridge

National Road Mile Marker<br>At the “S” Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 26, 2005

7. National Road Mile Marker
At the “S” Bridge

Cumberland
193
Wheeling
63
N - 1
Zanesville
11
N here refers to Norwich Ohio.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on June 30, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.