The Everhart Covered Bridge was built around 1881 to span Little Buffalo Creek in Oliver Township, Perry County. Mrs. Margaret Wister Meigs, the preserver of Fort Hunter, purchased the bridge in 1940 for $70, saving it from demolition. She moved the bridge to this property, placing it directly on the ground of the Mansion's front lawn. In 180, during park development, the bridge was dismantled once again and placed in storage. Upon examination for reconstruction, experts discovered many rotted and ruined structural elements, the result of two dismantlings and forty years of resting on the ground. These elements, however, proved invaluable in recreating the current bridge.
The Everhart Covered Bridge was built around 1881 to span Little Buffalo Creek in Oliver Township, Perry County. Mrs. Margaret Wister Meigs, the preserver of Fort Hunter, purchased the bridge in 1940 for $70, saving it from demolition. She moved the bridge to this property, placing it directly on the ground of the Mansion's front lawn. In 180, during park development, the bridge was dismantled once again and placed in storage. Upon examination for reconstruction, experts discovered many rotted and ruined structural elements, the result of two dismantlings and forty years of resting on the ground. These elements, however, proved invaluable in recreating the current bridge.
Location. 40° 20.592′ N, 76° 54.484′ W. Marker is near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Susquehanna Township. It is on Fort Hunter Road 0.1 miles east of North Front Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Fort Hunter Rd, Harrisburg PA 17110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Transportation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stable (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hunter (within shouting distance of this marker); The Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); The Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Highways (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tavern House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
