New Garden Historical Commission - Landenberg Bridge

<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#990099" > <table border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" bgcolor="#999999"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><img src="../../lyceum/lyceum.jpg" width="200" height="114"></p> </td> <td align="center"> <h1><font color=black>New Garden Historical Commission</font></h1> <p><a href="../../index.htm" target="_top"><font color=black>Click here</font></a> <font color=black> to return to the home page and links to other articles</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <h2 align="center">Landenberg Bridge</h2> <p align="center"><font size="3">A special emphasis of Landenberg Day 2000 was the endangered Landenberg Bridge. The bridge has long been the focal point of the town.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img src="view_of_wcc.jpg" width="296" height="421"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The bridge is a popular vantage point for viewing the White Clay Creek.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img src="nick_and_barclay.jpg" width="290" height="417"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Bridge neighbor Nick Henderson and Landenberg Day master of ceremonies Barclay Hoopes pose on the bridge.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img src="poster.jpg" width="347" height="294"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The Historical Commission prepared posters about the National Historic Register bridge. This one showed what is meant by a "Pratt Pin-Connected Pony Truss Bridge".</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><img src="discussion.jpg" width="442" height="280"></font></p> <p align="center">There were many discussions on Landenberg Day about the fate of the bridge. Shown here are Tom Tillett (of Rep. Pitts office), New Garden Supervisor Chip Smedley, and Peg Jones of the Historical Commission.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> </body>