A Covered Bridge from History culture archaeology education discovery coveredbridges

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A Covered Bridge from History • Salisbury Center, NY • There are a number of different routes for me to get to my archaeological dig near Grant, NY. Usually I go through Little Falls, NY using the New York State Thruway to get to the dig. This time I went through Johnstown and eventually took route 29 up through Salisbury Center, NY. and then on to Grant via Poland. It’s a nice drive and I knew there was a covered bridge there. I hadn’t gone that way in a while and decided to take a look and see what changes had occurred. I had remembered the bridge being sealed off and not drivable. I was pleasantly surprised that either I was mistaken, or they now allow you to cross, which I did. Hope you enjoy the look and history and of course the drive. • The Town of Salisbury was part of the Jerseyfield Patent of 1770 and was named from Salisbury, Connecticut, which was named after Salisbury, England. The first settlers from Connecticut formed the Herkimer County Town of Salisbury when it was part of Montgomery County (part of the town of Palatine) until April 7, 1817. The area is of great interest to those having Loyalist ancestry. Many of the pre-Revolutionary residents were grantees of Sir William Johnson, and surrendered their land and left for Canada. Several later waves of immigrants came from other CT towns, and other New England states. [1] • The hamlet of Salisbury Center is located on Spruce Creek. In an 1869 gazette it stated the hamlet had two churches, (Methodist and Baptist) a hotel, two stores, a grist mill, two sawmills, a peg factory and about 300 inhabitants. [2] The hamlet also has the Salisbury Center Bridge. It’s the only covered bridge in Herkimer County and is one of twenty-nine covered bridges in New York State. It was built in 1875, and is known as a wood frame Burr Truss bridge. It’s 42 feet long and 16 feet wide with vertical board siding and is topped by a gable roof. [3] From the end of the 19th century to the early 20th century the hamlet was serviced by the Little Falls Dolgeville Railroad. At first it was industrial however later it included a passenger service.[4] • Salisbury Center is a nice place to visit, it’s changed a lot since its heyday, but it still seems pleasant. The drive through gives you an idea of what it looks like today. Please, keep following along and please leave a comment. By the way, I’ve noticed that almost 90% of the people who watch my videos aren’t subscribed. I know part of this is the fact that many people watch videos on YouTube but don’t sign in. However, if you’re signed-in please consider subscribing to my channel. I would really appreciate it. And, as always, tell me what you think, or what you find interesting. Thank you! • [1] Herkimer County NYGenWeb. Profile and History of the Town of Salisbury, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Herkimer County, N.Y. 1869-70, https://herkimer.nygenweb.net/salisbu..., 2024. • [2] Ibid. • [3] Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes T. Robins Brown (February 1972). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Salisbury Center Bridge (PDF). (Wikipedia) • [4] Mohawk Valley Museum. The first train passed over the railroad to Dolgeville, and there were many excursions to High Falls Park the following summer. • December 14, 1892, Cooney Archives, https://mohawkvalleymuseums.us/this-d..., 2024. • • Dr. RGST INFORMATION: https://rich3224.wixsite.com/rugenstein • Dr. RGST’s BOOKS: https://fiction4all.com/ebooks/a2362.htm • CHANNEL MERCHANDISE: http://tee.pub/lic/CulturalHistorian • GYPSY-GUY MERCHANDISE, a great place to buy Camping, Hiking, travel clothing and equipment here and use the Coupon Code DrRGST to get 15% off: https://gypsy-guy.com/?ref=fdwRnSax • Please check out my other videos. . . I have different playlists that include: • Interesting Places of Cultural History • Cities-History/Culture • Trains/Railroads Canals • Historic Cemeteries • Troy, NY History/Culture • The Baker Sheep Farm Archaeological Site • and of course, “shorts.”

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