Crossing under Cover

A photo book profiling the history, architecture, conservation status, and visit details of every covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding regions.

Crossing under Cover is a lovingly crafted and detailed profiling of the 24 covered bridges locatedin the tricounty/state area of Chester County, Pennsylvania; CecilCounty, Maryland; and New Castle County, Delaware.

Features:

a general history of covered bridges, including Pennsylvanias prominence in that history;
an overview of covered-bridge architectural styles;
a profile of each bridge, including photographs and interesting local facts;
the legacy and lore of each individual covered bridge and the impact they have on their communities and local history;
a map and detailed driving tour that readers can follow to visit all the bridges; and
the architectural style of each bridge.

Thisis the only book to feature covered bridges of three contiguous states,and the latest book in decades to focus on covered bridges of ChesterCounty.
[AuthorName]By Sara Beth Kohut[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Sara Beth A. R. Kohut grew up exploring her native ChesterCounty,Pennsylvania, as well as the neighboring counties in Delawareand Maryland. Sara Beth’s passion for covered bridges started when herparents took her at the age of nine to see the Jackson Saw Mill CoveredBridge as it sat in shambles after a storm. Fortunately, that bridge wasrebuilt, enabling her, as an adult, to rediscover and write about thelore and legends of that and other covered bridges. She has written, published, and presented about localhistory and events andserves on her township’s historicalcommission. Sara Beth lives in Chester County and works as an attorney,writer, and historian.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]72 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Covered Bridges of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Surrounding Regions[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]72 color images[/ColorPattern]