September
19, 2013
North Vernon
Sun/Plain Dealer
Letters to
the Editor:
Please add
my voice to the growing chorus of local residents who are lamenting the damage
done to the James Covered Bridge.
I am within
an easy layup of 72 years of age. And that
old bridge continues to serve as the lynch pin of my memories of growing up
within a few miles of this irreplaceable structure. The bridge was a landmark
for relatives who came to visit us. Shelter was often sought in the bridge when
rain interrupted our fishing in Graham Creek. Countless times my father would
honk the car horn while travelling through the bridge. It also served as a
public museum of carved initials.
Call me
maudlin, nostalgic, or even worse; but damage to that bridge vicariously hurts me.
It is especially distressing to see the bridge damaged so soon after major
renovation.
Hopefully, matters
of conscience and/or the law , have identified the person or persons
responsible for damaging the bridge and restitution started.
Long after I
cross River Jordon and enter that city not made by human hands, I pray the
James Covered Bridge will still be standing and helping to create memories for
generations still unborn.
Glenn
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