Hanoverton and....!!!! - Day 105

  Today, I walked through Hanoverton. Yes, this is where we ate last night, but I didn't want to blog about it until I hiked there. This is a village that was founded in 1813, and it became an important location on the Sandy and Beaver Canal which was begun in 1828. I'll talk a lot more about the canal another day, but this is a painting of the town as it supposedly looked in 1848.

What is now known as the Canal Town District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Can you find this building in the painting?

The Spread Eagle Tavern where we ate last night is included. It was one of the original buildings.

The original kitchen fireplace inside is impressive.

Abraham Lincoln once gave a speech there. It was also a safe place on the Underground Railroad. The historic district really looks much like the mid-1800s. If only you could get rid of the traffic signs and the cars!

The big news of the day is that the water has dropped at least 6 feet on Conotton Creek. Compare this picture with the same location from three days ago.

The path was muddy, but the decking was dry. Now you can see the lovely lines of the bridge better.

You know I couldn't let all that debris remain on the bridge.

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

The size of this stump on the bridge shows you how much water was above the guardrail for it to have washed over.

It took both Sue and me to do it, but we let the creek take that stump away!

I am on cloud nine tonight! I finally got to walk the bridge (twice- over and back). And I also got another super, super treat that I'll share when it's Sandy and Beaver Canal day.

Miles today: 16.7. Total miles so far: 1364.5

See Goodbye to Bill