Euharlee in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2000

1. Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. In 1886 the county contracted with Washington W. King, son of freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King, and Jonathan H. Burke for the construction of this 138-foot bridge. It was adjacent to a mill owned by Daniel Lowry, of which the foundation is still evident. This bridge replaced several previous structures, the last having been built two years prior. Constructed in the Town lattice design, the bridge’s web of planks crisscrossing at 45-to 60-degree angles are fastened with wooden pegs, or trunnels, at each intersection.

Erected 2000 by the Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. (Marker Number 8-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 34° 8.578′ N, 84° 55.898′ W. Marker is in Euharlee, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is on Covered Bridge Road SW 0.1 miles west of Covered Bridge-Stilesboro Road SW, on the right when traveling west. Located on east approach to bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cartersville GA 30120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Pioneers Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Milam's Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Army of the Cumberland at Stilesboro (approx. 2.9 miles away); Stilesboro Academy (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Story of Old Hardin Bridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); Raccoon Creek (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Macedonia Church Organized 1847 (approx. 3½ miles away); Etowah Valley Plantation (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Regarding Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge. Horace King (father of Washington King who built this bridge) was a freed slave who was the best known bridge builder in Georgia and Alabama in the 1840s through the 1880s. His sons carried on his business.

Dedication of Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2000

2. Dedication of Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge Marker

Dedication ceremony for the marker

Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2000

3. Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

Photographed by David Seibert, November 9, 2008

4. Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

The Euharlee Covered Bridge in late 2008.

Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge Cake image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2000

5. Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge Cake

This special Euharlee Covered Bridge Cake was prepared for and served at the dedication of the Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge historical marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,591 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on November 28, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5. submitted on June 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.