Horace W. King Commemorative Covered Bridge

In the mid-19th-century, "at a time when Black men had virtually no opportunities in the American South, Horace King (1807 – 1885) was the most respected bridge builder from Georgia to Mississippi. In 2004, to honor the architect's legacy, the PATH Foundation built this pedestrian bridge across Stephenson Creek, in the style of Horace King's many lattice truss bridges."
— marker at bridge site

Horace W. King Commemorative Covered Bridge
Arabia Mountain PATH
DeKalb County (Klondike), Georgia, USA.
28 November 2023.

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▶ "A slave who bought his freedom in 1846, Horace King was an engineer and architect who built bridges across the South. At one point, King was responsible for every major crossing on the Chattahoochee River. After the Civil War, King continued building and served in the Alabama State House."
— Arabia Mountain Alliance pamphlet

▶ "The 55-foot-long covered bridge over Stephenson Creek was designed, in 2004, by Merle Grimes, a PATH Foundation design consultant, who passed away in 2010. Grimes did significant research on Mr. King before contacting Steadfast Bridge builders in Scottsboro, Alabama, to create an affordable pedestrian bridge that honored the spirit of Horace King's design. The result was a metal frame structure, modified to accept wood-cladding consistent with a King-designed covered bridge."
— PATH Foundation Newsletter
April 2022

▶ A covered bridge built in 1891 by Horace King's son, Washington W. King, remains in use today, about twenty miles to the north, in Stone Mountain Park.

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Taken in: United States / Georgia / Klondike (show map)

Taken on: November 28, 2023

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/8.0, 1/80 sec, 20mm (=40mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	20mm (35mm equivalent: 40mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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