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Salt Fork S Bridge – 2026

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In addition to the better-known waterfalls within

In addition to the better-known waterfalls within Clifty Falls State Park, the Madison area is home to several smaller cascades, including one along Crooked Creek along US Route 421. This particular waterfall features a drop of approximately 20 feet and a crest width of about 8 feet. Though modest in scale, it contributes to the area’s broader landscape of seasonal and perennial waterfalls that emerge from the region’s limestone ridges and wooded ravines.

#folkscenery #folkgreen #stayandwander #WildernessCulture #OptOutside #earth_shotz #raw_country_spring #raw_landscape #Water_Perfection #Water_Brilliance #wb_water_brilliance #Waterfall #raw_seasons #Spring #Springtime #AmericanRural #rawusa_mar25 #VisittheUSA #wanderingusa #Indiana #VisitIndiana #igersIndiana #ExploreIndiana #myIndiana #IndianaDNR #VisitMadisonIN

Take me back to the warmer days and nights spent e

Take me back to the warmer days and nights spent exploring the backroads of Jackson-Washington State Forest in south-central Indiana. This state forest spans over 18,000 acres and is located in a region characterized by the "knobs" of Jackson and Washington counties.

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Travelers following the National Road through east

Travelers following the National Road through eastern Ohio should make time for a stop at the Y Bridge in downtown Zanesville. Few crossings in the country are as distinctive, and fewer are tied so closely to the early movement of people, goods, and roads across the interior. At the meeting of the Licking and Muskingum rivers, the bridge remains both a landmark and an active part of U.S. Route 40.

The site had been important to travel since at least 1798, when Zane’s Trace passed through here. When the National Road reached Zanesville in 1826, it also used this crossing. Before dams and locks regulated the Muskingum, floods repeatedly damaged bridges at the mouth of the Licking, making the location difficult to maintain. The first Y-shaped bridge, built in 1813 by Rufus Scott to replace a ferry, collapsed just five years later. A second wooden bridge opened in 1819 but was later condemned after heavy use and flood damage.

A third bridge, a covered Buckingham through-truss, was completed in 1832 and served the city for decades. Operated at first as a toll bridge, its National Road branch was later purchased so tolls could be removed. By 1900, however, the structure had been judged unsound. Its replacement, completed in 1902, was a pioneering concrete-and-steel Y Bridge that was then the only bridge of its kind in the United States.

That bridge survived the great flood of March 1913 even after railroad cars from an upstream bridge struck it and destroyed its parapets, while every other Muskingum River bridge in Zanesville collapsed. But by 1980, deterioration had become too severe. The old bridge was closed and demolished in 1983, and a new steel-girder Y Bridge, reusing historic piers and echoing earlier designs, opened later that year and still carries National Road traffic through the heart of Zanesville.

#Appalachia #appalachian_explorers #Ohio #OhioTheHeartofitAll #RAWbridges

Winter travel set the pace for the day, with snow-

Winter travel set the pace for the day, with snow-covered roads and light traffic guiding a quiet drive through Putnam County, #Indiana. Moving steadily in my Subaru along secondary routes, the landscape drew attention toward creek valleys and crossings rather than distance or speed, leading naturally to Baker’s Camp Covered Bridge along Big Walnut Creek. Built in 1901 by Joseph J. Daniels, the single-span Burr arch truss reflected a period when timber bridges were engineered to meet everyday rural demands.

#WinterWonderland #VisitIndiana #RAWbridges #Total_Bridges

It was a wonderful New Year spent at Hocking Hills

It was a wonderful New Year spent at Hocking Hills in #Ohio, once again marked by the blessing of fresh snowfall during our visit. #OhioTheHeartofitAll

After days of heavy rain, the waterfalls at Clifty

After days of heavy rain, the waterfalls at Clifty Falls State Park transform into powerful torrents, creating dramatic displays at every turn. Located just west of Madison, Indiana, the park spans over 1,400 acres of rugged terrain, deep gorges, and breathtaking waterfalls. More can be found in our newest guide at americanbyways.com

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In 1871, a project was adopted to improve the Cheb

In 1871, a project was adopted to improve the Cheboygan, #Michigan, Harbor by dredging the river to a width of 200 feet, and, to help mariners locate the entrance, a light was later established and aligned with the west side of the river mouth. The Cheboygan Crib Lighthouse commenced operation in 1884, effectively serving as the outer marker from Lake Huron while the front and rear range lights carried vessels inward on the proper line.

#HistoricPreservation #GreatLakesLighthouses #LighthousePhotography #PureMichigan

The Bernice D. was a gasoline-powered fishing boat

The Bernice D. was a gasoline-powered fishing boat that once operated on the nearby Black River. It is now preserved and displayed next to the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse in #Michigan.

#boatlife #PureMichigan #AbandonedPlaces

Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana offers a mix o

Mill Race Park in Columbus, Indiana offers a mix of riverfront scenery and unexpected botanical surprises. On a visit earlier this year, I noticed a stand of conifers that reminded me of the tamaracks I had known in New York—trees whose soft needles flare into a vivid yellow each November before falling. Their presence here, far from their usual northern range, feels unusual enough to make you pause.

When I returned in November while photographing several historic bridges in the county, I was struck by how vibrant those trees had become. Their needles glowed a deep orange, a sign of mild stress from an earlier drought, yet the color was still remarkable against the cool tones of late autumn. Set beside the park’s ponds, trails, and historic covered bridge, these tamarack-like conifers offer an unexpected splash of seasonal color in a landscape shaped by water, history, and thoughtful design.

The history of Mill Race Park gives this landscape a deeper resonance. The park sits at the confluence of the Flat Rock and Driftwood rivers, on land once known as “Death Valley” for its poverty, substandard housing, and chronic flooding. After the city began acquiring the area in 1963, the site underwent a long transformation that culminated in a 1990s redesign by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, who shaped a resilient floodplain park of elevated structures, concrete paths, lakes, looping drives, and an 84-foot observation tower. At its center stands the New Brownsville Covered Bridge, originally built in the 1830s using Stephen H. Long’s pioneering wooden truss design and reassembled here after the 1985 arson that destroyed the park’s earlier bridge. Today the bridge, pond, and river trails form the heart of a landscape that has evolved from flood-scarred ground into one of Columbus’s most welcoming public spaces.

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Presque Isle Lighthouse occupies a wooded rise alo

Presque Isle Lighthouse occupies a wooded rise along Lake Huron north of Alpena, #Michigan, overlooking one of the lake’s most reliable harbors of refuge. The name derives from the French presque île—“almost an island”—a reference to the narrow peninsula that sheltered vessels and once served as a portage for Native Americans and early voyageurs. Today, the site reflects successive phases of Great Lakes navigation, with three distinct lights marking the evolution of maritime commerce along Michigan’s northeastern coast.

Congress first appropriated $5,000 in 1838 for a harbor light, and Jeremiah Moors completed the original stone-and-brick tower in 1840. Modest in height, it guided vessels into Presque Isle Harbor but proved increasingly inadequate as traffic expanded. In 1869, Congress funded range lights to better define the channel; plans by engineer Orlando Metcalfe Poe were implemented in 1870, allowing mariners to align the front and rear lights for safe entry.

A larger coastal beacon followed. Authorized in 1870 and placed in service in 1871, the New Presque Isle Light rose 113 feet, making it the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes. The double-walled brick tower, connected to a two-story keeper’s dwelling, housed a third-order Fresnel lens visible for more than 10 miles. Keeper Patrick Garrity, appointed during the Lincoln administration, and members of his family maintained the station for decades.

Automation in the late twentieth century ended resident keeper operations, though the light remains active under the U.S. Coast Guard. Both the 1840 and 1871 towers are preserved as museums, and the relocated front range light, once tended by Anna Garraty, one of the few women keepers in the service, stands nearby as part of the larger complex. Together, the structures trace a continuous line from early harbor refuge to modern navigational aid.

#GreatLakesLighthouses #LighthousePhotography #PureMichigan #HistoricPreservation

Driving east on US Route 40 through Putnam County,

Driving east on US Route 40 through Putnam County, Indiana, the evening light struck a farmstead in warm gold.

Barns and grain silos rose against the sky, their shapes darkening at sunset. Strings of LED lights spelled out “Jesus Is The Reason” and “Noel,” a quiet roadside glimpse of local faith and rural life.

The farm, known as Shields Farm, includes a two-story brick house built around 1843. Its five-bay façade, gable roof, modest porch, transomed doors, and segmental-arched windows reflect Greek Revival and Italianate styles typical of mid-19th-century Indiana homesteads.

The farm holds historical significance. Locally known as the Shields Farm, it features a two-story brick residence built around 1843. The house combines Greek Revival and Italianate elements, including a five-bay façade, gable roof, modest entry porch, doors with transoms and lights, and segmental-arched windows, characteristics typical of mid-19th-century homesteads.

#RAW_landscape #AmericanRural #rawusa_nov25 #VisittheUSA #wanderingusa #SmallTownValues #LiveAuthentic #ThisIsHome #RoadsideAmerica #Indiana #VisitIndiana #igersIndiana #ExploreIndiana #myIndiana #putmeinputnam

On a crisp autumn afternoon, I traveled to Jackson

On a crisp autumn afternoon, I traveled to Jackson County, Indiana, to enjoy the beauty of the season and visit a historic Skyline Fire Lookout Tower. Fire lookout towers played a crucial role in the early detection of wildfires, serving as both housing and observation posts for individuals trained to monitor the surrounding landscapes for signs of fire.

#Historic #HistoricPreservation #Deserve2Preserve #AmericanRural #rawusa_jan25 #Autumn #AutumnColors #FallColors #leafpeeping #raw_seasons #VisittheUSA #wanderingusa #Indiana #VisitIndiana #igersIndiana #ExploreIndiana #myIndiana #IndianaDNR

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