Ben Oostdam story # 324 SLACKWATER COVERED BRIDGE
On the occasion of Halloween, 2007, I herewith present a photograph
of the former Slackwater Covered Bridge. I think this bridge was demolished in the 1950's and replaced by the nearby modern bridge across the Conestoga River between South Duke Street (formerly a.k.a. "Slackwater Road") and Stehman Road, Millersville/Conestoga. This is scanned from a photograph owned by my former barber, John Deibert, whose kind cooperation and excellent services are gratefully acknowledged! If anyone has additional information about this bridge and/or Slackwater, kindly E-mail me. 
FIRST RESPONSE:
On August 24, 2008, I received the following E-mail: Ben, I saw your post on the Slackwater Covered Bridge and thought you might like this photo taken in August 1953 by my father, Charles M. Good of Strasburg. 
I have been scanning and restoring Kodachrome slides my father took from 1952 to 1967 some are taking a good bit of work to restore due to their age. Fortunately, he had a caption “Slackwater” written on the slide mount of this one. A quick Google search turned up your website post, and helped me confirm the identity of the bridge! Regards, Doug Good 1800 Northbrook Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-396-7853 from Ben Oostdam, 20080824 BLO fecit 20071031 add 20080824 - stories |