Herndon, Or Bowman, Covered Bridge

 
Herndon - County Bridge #69

Nelson F. Davis labeled this photo:  "Bridge 69 at the upper end of Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania., spanning Mahanoy Creek near its junction with the Susquehanna River."

"Bridge Letting. - SEALED proposals will be received at the Commissioner's office at Sunbury, Northumberland county, on SATURDAY, the 15th day of October, 1881, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock a. m , for the erection of a covered bridge across Mahanoy creek at David Bohner's mill. Plans and specifications can be seen at said Commissioner's office in Sunbury. JOHN CLARK, E. W. CHAPIN, JNO. T. ALBRIGHT, Commissioners. Sept. 28, 1881."Northumberland County Democrat, October 21, 1881,

"...a mill was in operation on Mahanoy creek in this township as early as 1785. The site is a mile and a half north of Herndon, and the building, a dilapidated stone structure, is now owned by David Bohner. It was erected by Abraham McKinney." - Bell's History Of North'd County

This bridge was destroyed in the 1972 flood. It was not replaced.

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