Near Sautee Nacoochee in White County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Photographed by David Seibert, May 5, 2001

1. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. Fred Dover constructed a bridge and nearby grist, saw and shingle mill complex here in the late 1800s. The original bridge washed away in the early 1890s and Will Pardue replaced it in 1895 with the present 38-foot structure. Dover sold the operation to Fred Stovall, Sr. in 1917. The mill and dam washed away in 1964. Constructed as a modification of the queen post truss design, the bridge’s trusses have two vertical posts (with iron rods) separated by a horizontal crosspiece. The bridge was featured in the 1951 movie, I’d Climb the Highest Mountain, starring Susan Heyward.

Erected 2000 by Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. (Marker Number 154-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1895.

Location. 34° 42.712′ N, 83° 39.469′ W. Marker is near Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, in White County. It is on Georgia Route 255 3 miles Route 17, on the right when

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traveling north. Bridge and marker are just off GA 255, on an old section of the road, crossing Sautee Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cleveland GA 30528, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cooling Vat (approx. 2 miles away); Millstones (approx. 2 miles away); Slave Dwelling (approx. 2 miles away); African American Heritage Site (approx. 2 miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 2 miles away); Slave Garden (approx. 2 miles away); Emancipation Wall (approx. 2 miles away); Joe Brown Pikes

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, July 19, 2023

2. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Marker

(approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sautee Nacoochee.

Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Marker and Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 5, 2001

3. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Marker and Bridge

Stovall Mill Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 5, 2001

4. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Approching Stovall Mill Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leah Tibbs, May 1, 2021

5. Approching Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Structure image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leah Tibbs, May 1, 2021

6. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Structure

Shamefully graffiti covers the whole interior of the bridge.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 5, 2018

7. Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,100 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5, 6. submitted on May 11, 2021, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. 7. submitted on July 18, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.