Veteran's Memorial Bridge-Old Grist Mill
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de68ie
N 31° 35.746 W 085° 47.020
16R E 615394 N 3496272
Dual Sign showing location of a Grist Mill and the First Concrete Bridge in Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM5GN2
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2009
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Veteran's Memorial Bridge was dedicated to the Memory of 57 men from Dale county who died in WWI.
The Bridge is believed to be the first reinforced Concrete Bridge in Alabama.
The reverse of the sign (river side) tells about a Grist Mill located nearby.
Marker Name: Veterans Memorial Bridge 1921/Grist Mill-Indian Battle-Recreation
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker is place along the side of highway 231 in Dale County, Alabama on the North Bank of the Pea River. Marker is east of the North bound lane of travel. Just south of the Marker is a concrete Bridge showing signs of age. No vehicular access to the memorial bridge is possible
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1979
Marker Number: Not listed
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