The Licking River at Butler
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View of Butler from 1875 |
Covered Bridge Across the Licking River |
“Longest Covered Bridge in the World, Butler” |
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| Low water mark on the Licking River |
High water on the Licking River, published by Ducker's Pharmacy in Butler |
High water on the Licking River Published by Ducker's Pharmacy, Butler, Ky. |
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| Flood and Ice on the Licking, Feb. 11, 1918 | The Ice of 1918 |
“At Butler, Ky., the Licking river rose five feet yesterday, and is still rising. It has risen nine feet at Park’s ferry, seventy feet above here.” Indianapolis News, February 12,1884 |
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| Firetruck in the Licking From a Facebook post by Rebecca Ernstes |
Both Bridges, 1937 From a Facebook post by Russell Whitson |
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| Views of the New Bridge at Butler “Published by Ducker's Pharmacy, Butler” |
The 1904 Renovation | |
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Licking River Bridge, Butler, Kentucky
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The Licking River Bridge, circa 1934
The above two images are from the Library of Congress' American Memory
Site, here
| The covered bridge formally opened on January 1, 1871. | |
| Was it really destroyed by the 1937 flood? Find out here. | |
| Was it really the longest covered bridge in the world? Find out here. | |
| The top is removed in 1933. | |
| Mrs. Florence Drucker's Poem, The Old Covered Bridge, is here. |
A few short historical notes about the bridge are here. |
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| That's Phyllis Hoffman Manuel on the normal bicycle, and Charles Stillwell on the tall bike, a.k.a. an “ordinary.” (Wikipedia). From a Facebook post by Julie Miracle, Ms. Manuel's daughter. | |
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| Burlew-Paul | Talley-Yelton |
| A part of the 1937 Grand Opening of the new bridge, these two couples were married on the new bridge. | |
The Enquirer's story on the 1937 bridge opening.
The Falmouth Outlook's story on the 1937 bridge opening.
