East Branch Covered Bridge and Jacob House

Name/Title

East Branch Covered Bridge and Jacob House

Entry/Object ID

1930.1.2

Description

Unidentified people sitting outside the entrance of the East Branch Covered Bridge. Late 1920's - early 1930's. Mike and Velma Jacob's house (22 Milton Blvd.) is visible in the background. The bridge was built over the east branch of the Mahoning River in 1831 and the walkway was added in 1921. It is the second oldest covered bridge in Ohio.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Location

Newton Falls, OH

Category

Mahoning River East Branch Covered Bridge
Bridges

Acquisition

Accession

1930.1

Notes

Donated by Velma Jacob

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Velma Jones Jacob, Michael A. Jacob

Created By

chrissybraun@newtonfalls.org

Create Date

March 4, 2022

Updated By

Mallory Duriak

Update Date

May 11, 2022