{"nrhp_refnum":"75000593","name":"Pool's Mill Covered Bridge","other_names":["Settendown Creek Covered Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NW of Cummings off GA 369 on Pool's Mill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cumming","county":"Forsyth County","state":"GA","lat":34.288983158000065,"lon":-84.24298151199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span covered bridge of Town Lattice construction crossing Settendown Creek about one mile north of Heardville, northwest of Cumming in Forsyth County, Georgia. It was built in 1900-01 and is owned by Forsyth County.","why_significant":"The bridge is one of 22 covered bridges remaining in Georgia and one of 14 still in use, and one of 13 built to the Town Lattice design. The nomination also ties the adjacent mill site to Cherokee chief George Welch and to the transition that followed Indian removal and white settlement, and treats it as a potential archeological resource.","narrative":"Pool's Mill Covered Bridge carries Pool's Mill Road over Settendown Creek in Forsyth County, Georgia. Built in 1900-01 to replace an earlier bridge lost to a flash flood, it is a 96-foot single-span Town Lattice structure made of heart poplar sawn at the nearby mill. The mill's operator hired local millwright John Wofford, who left the job after boring the pin holes incorrectly. Bud Gentry took over, enlarged the diagonals to 2 by 10 inch timbers, and reused Wofford's boards as flooring. The bridge is one of 22 covered bridges left in Georgia and one of 14 still in use. The nominated area also includes the site of Pool's Mill, which began as a water-powered tub mill built by the Cherokee chief George Welch around 1820. The site is described as an archeological resource tied to Indian removal and settlement. A 1972 renovation replaced the roof and siding, though the bridge is now in fair condition and needs further repair.","period_of_significance":"1900-01","architect_builder":"John Wofford, local millwright (original contractor); Bud Gentry (completed the bridge); pins turned by Will Wright","architectural_style":"Town Lattice truss covered bridge","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair. The bridge was renovated in 1972, but vandals and weather have since caused damage, and the roof, siding and upper chords need further repair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.26954-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/75000593.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000593/1d7d6bba38-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000593/1d7d6bba38-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Willybee42","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pooles_Mill_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Willybee42</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pooles_Mill_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208029","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poole%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7228554"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/forsyth-county/pools-mill-covered-bridge-75000593/"}