Poole's Mill Covered Bridge

Poole's Mill Covered Bridge (HM9PE)

Location: Ball Ground, GA 30107 Forsyth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 17.449', W 84° 14.557'

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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. L. Pool purchased it from Scudder 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 web of planks crisscrossing at 45- to60-degree angles are fastened with wood pegs, or trunnels, at each intersection.
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HM NumberHM9PE
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number58-1
Year Placed2000
Placed ByThe Georgia HIstorical Society and the Historical Society of Forsyth County, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 5:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 753803 N 3797844
Decimal Degrees34.29081667, -84.24261667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 17.449', W 84° 14.557'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 17' 26.94" N, 84° 14' 33.42" W
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Area Code(s)678, 770
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7725 Pooles Mill Rd, Ball Ground GA 30107, US
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