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Lula Covered Bridge

I saw this covered bridge but it was on private property and the owners had signs up everywhere making their desires known that they did not want visitors. What a shame because it looked like a good photo opportunity. There was no room on the roadside either to pull over without sliding down an embankment. Below is a picture from the internet and more details.

At 34 feet long in length, this bridge has the distinction of being the smallest covered bridge in Georgia and one of the smallest in the United States. This bridge can be seen from Antioch Road, but so can plenty of No Trespassing signs. Located on private property, a visit is not recommended despite the rather welcoming picnic tables and sign posted on the bridge. It was built with Kingpost truss. It is over Grove Creek. This bridge was built in 1915 by W. M. Thomas. It was in service until 1969 when a nearby concrete bridge was built on the road's present alignment. In 1975 the bridge was taken apart and completely rebuilt on the banks before being lifted by a crane and placed back on its original foundations.

A more recent photo has been taken from the road that indicated another rebuild.

Swann's Mill / Alcovy Grist Mill / Freeman's Mill

This mill is located on Alcovy Rd. near Dacula, GA. The image below is not mine. The area is way overgrown and the mill was barely visible from the road. You cannot get near the structure because it is currently being restored as part of Freeman's Mill Park.

Some say that it was constructed between 1868 and 1879 though others say it produced meal during the Civil War. In either case, it was built by the Loveless brothers, then owned by the Freeman family, by Newt Pharr & son in 1915, then purchased by Lewis Swann in 1946. The 1880 manufactoring census found that the Alcovy Road Mill, running 10 hrs/day/year produced 40 barrel of wheat flour, 14.5 thousand pounds of corn meal and flour, and 54,000 pounds of animal feed annually. The mill was powered by a large overshot wheel that was changed to a breast or pitchback wheel sometime prior to 1986, when the mill closed. The mill has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996.