Circa 1820, Cherokee Chief George Welch constructed a gristmill, a sawmill, and a simple open bridge at the site. Welch continued to run and maintain the mills and bridge until the Cherokee removal in 1838.
The land that held the bridge and mills was won in the land lottery by John Maynard of Jackson County, Georgia, who sold the land to Jacob Scudder. Following Scudder's death in 1870 the mill and bridge were bought by Dr. M.L. Pool. A cotton gin was added at the site in 1920, but cotton was largely abandoned by local farmers when the poultry farming was introduced.[2] The mill was left in disuse by 1947 and was burned by vandals in 1959.
The original bridge that stood at the site was washed away in a flood in 1899.[3] It was decided that a new bridge using the Lattice truss bridge style would be built on the site. The design called for wooden pegs to be driven into holes bored into wooden beams to hold the design together. The beams were cut on site at the saw mill, but the holes were bored in the wrong positions. At this point the construction was taken over by Bud Gentry, who oversaw the redrilling of the holes. The misdrilled holes can still be seen in the bridge's beams.
In the mid-1990s the bridge began to sag and a revitalization effort began. A support pier was built in the middle of the creek. During this revitalization private citizens also donated land in the area to allow the creation of Poole's Mill Park.[4]
"Cherokee Chief 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. 1.. Pool purchased it from Scudder's family in 1880. Abandoned in 1947, the mill burned in 1959. The original bridge washed away in 1899 and was replaced with the present 96-foot structure in 1901. Constructed 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 intersection." Erected by The Georgia Historical Society and the Historical Society of Forsyth County, Inc.
Poole's Mill Covered Bridge, by Katie Caldwell, Georgia Backroads, vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 2008, p. 6.
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Poole's Mill Covered Bridge historical marker
April 13, 2024
poole, mill, covered, bridge, poole, mill, bridge, historic, wooden, covered, bridge, crossing, over, settendown, creek, tributary, etowah, river, forsyth, county, georgia, united, states, built, 1901, feet, long, national, register, historic, placesshow, geor. Poole s Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge crossing over Settendown Creek tributary of the Etowah River in Forsyth County Georgia United States built in 1901 It is 96 feet long Poole s Mill Covered BridgeU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of GeorgiaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityCumming GeorgiaCoordinates34 17 27 N 84 14 33 W 34 29093 N 84 24255 W 34 29093 84 24255Built1900ArchitectJohn Wofford Bud GentryNRHP reference No 75000593 1 Added to NRHPApril 1 1975Circa 1820 Cherokee Chief George Welch constructed a gristmill a sawmill and a simple open bridge at the site Welch continued to run and maintain the mills and bridge until the Cherokee removal in 1838 The land that held the bridge and mills was won in the land lottery by John Maynard of Jackson County Georgia who sold the land to Jacob Scudder Following Scudder s death in 1870 the mill and bridge were bought by Dr M L Pool A cotton gin was added at the site in 1920 but cotton was largely abandoned by local farmers when the poultry farming was introduced 2 The mill was left in disuse by 1947 and was burned by vandals in 1959 The original bridge that stood at the site was washed away in a flood in 1899 3 It was decided that a new bridge using the Lattice truss bridge style would be built on the site The design called for wooden pegs to be driven into holes bored into wooden beams to hold the design together The beams were cut on site at the saw mill but the holes were bored in the wrong positions At this point the construction was taken over by Bud Gentry who oversaw the redrilling of the holes The misdrilled holes can still be seen in the bridge s beams In the mid 1990s the bridge began to sag and a revitalization effort began A support pier was built in the middle of the creek During this revitalization private citizens also donated land in the area to allow the creation of Poole s Mill Park 4 Cherokee Chief 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 1 Pool purchased it from Scudder s family in 1880 Abandoned in 1947 the mill burned in 1959 The original bridge washed away in 1899 and was replaced with the present 96 foot structure in 1901 Constructed 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 intersection Erected by The Georgia Historical Society and the Historical Society of Forsyth County Inc Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksSee also editList of covered bridges in GeorgiaReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Pooles Mill Covered Bridge Trail www trails com Archived from the original on April 15 2013 Retrieved 2010 11 26 Bramblett Annette Poole s Mill Historic Area Georgia Department of Transportation Archived from the original on 2010 04 03 Retrieved 2010 11 26 Poole s Mill Bridge Georgia Department of Transportation Archived from the original on 2010 03 31 Retrieved 2010 11 26 Further reading editPoole s Mill Covered Bridge by Katie Caldwell Georgia Backroads vol 7 No 2 Summer 2008 p 6 External links editPoole s Mill Park Forsyth County Poole s Mill Covered Bridge historical marker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poole 27s Mill Covered Bridge amp oldid 1212446912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
