Covered wooden bridges have been a vital part of the NH transportation network, dating back to the early 1800s. Given NH's myriad streams, brooks, and rivers, it's unsurprising that 400 covered bridges have been documented. Often viewed as quaint relics of a simpler past, they were technological marvels of their day. It may be native ingenuity and NH's woodworking tradition that account for the fact that a number of nationally-noted covered bridge truss designers were NH natives. Glenn Knoblock discusses covered bridge design and technology, and their designers, builders, and associated folklore.
Glenn Knoblock is a native of Ohio with New England roots. After graduating with a BA in History from Bowling Green State University, he moved to New Hampshire in 1984 and has been here ever since. Glenn is an independent scholar and author of fifteen books and over 100 articles. In his numerous works he has explored unusual aspects of New Hampshire history. Glenn's other interests include New Hampshire cemeteries and gravestone carvers, as well as historic bridges, both covered bridges and early iron and steel bridges, and maritime history. Additionally, Glenn has researched brewing history, and African-American military history.
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