Spanning Centuries: The Remarkable True Legend of Martin's Mill Bridge (and the Community Who Saved Her)

Folks in these parts have been marrying their stories to this old covered bridge for at least seven generations. By the measures of kin, that would be your great-grandmother's great-grandmother's mother. They carved their initials, maybe a date or a name if it were short enough. Sweetest perhaps are those lovers' hearts- etched on the woven trusses that shielded kisses from the censure of a stricter time.

There's no malice in the act of these carvings, nothing as intentional as vandalism. Mi...