St. Marys in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge

Bridge Links Drought, Hurricane, and Friendships..

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

1. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription. During 1986, farmers in the New Knoxville and St. Marys area offered assistance to farmers in South Central North Carolina by sending 17 tractor-trailer loads of hay to feed farm animals in the drought stricken area. The hay ended up helping 111 different farmers. Grain that was donated but could not be transported was sold in Ohio and the cash was sent. to North Carolina for the purchase of grain there. The real friendship began the following Spring when farmers from the New Knoxville and St. Marys area decided, to make a follow-up trip to see where the hay had gone. A group went to Rockwell, North Carolina, in the Spring of 1987 and since that time strong-friendships have resulted after several visits between Rockwell, North Carolina, and New Knoxville and St. Marys, Ohio. When the farmers in Rockwell, North Carolina, heard, of the Memorial Bridge Project, they volunteered their services to provide shingles for the roof of the bridge by using downed trees from Hurricane Hugo. 16,000 oak shingles were cut on an antique shingle saw through the efforts friends in Rockwell, North Carolina.

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.

Location. 40° 32.564′ N, 84° 23.236′ W. Marker is in St. Marys, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on West South Street 0.1 miles west of South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 W South St, Saint Marys OH 45885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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: Memorial Bridge Construction Crew (within shouting distance of this marker); With Honor And Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Serving Our Country (within shouting distance of this marker); With Honor and Remembrance

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

2. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Rebeautification of Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Marys River (within shouting distance of this marker); 8-inch Rodman Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Marys Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Marys.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

3. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

4. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

5. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2019

6. History of Roof Shingles on Memorial Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 21, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.