Poole's Mill Covered Bridge - Heardville, GA - Covered Bridges on Waymarking.com

Cherokee Cheif George Welch constructed a grist mill here on his extensive homeplace c. 1820. An uncovered bridge was later added. With the 1838 removal of the Cherokees, the land was sold to Jacob Scudder. Dr. M.L. Pool purchased it from Scudder's family in 1880. Abandoned in 1947, the bill burned in 1959. The original bridge washed away in 1899 and was replaced with the present 96-foot structure in 1901. Contructed in the Town lattice design by Bud Gentry, the bridge's web of planks crisscrossing at 45-to 60-degree angles are fastened with wooden pegs, or trunnels, at each intersections.


Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Historical Society of Forsyth County, Inc.

Current Condition of Bridge: Excellent Web Address: [Web Link] Description of Covered Bridge: 96 feet in length Year Built: 1901 Parking (If not at the bridge):: In the Park parking lot Location (Road - City - State - Country): Poole's Mill Road, Ball Ground, GA, USA

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