Up the (Alum) Creek

last updated 1-23-2012

A look of the Bridges and scenes of Alum Creek in Berlin and Brown twp. , Delaware County, Ohio.

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Oct_2009 from Howard Rd. Bridge.

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North - South

Fort Cheshire located where Alum Creek Camp Grounds is .

Covered Bridge SR 36/37 

Crossing Alum Creek. 1913 Big Walnut Historical Society Judy Shumway

Howard Road - Terrell Bridge Various Dates.  

1866 Map of SE Brown township.

1875 Map of same area

Brown township boundry work map 1907

Named for D. M. Terrill owned land near the area and originally came from Kingston twp. But lived in location of Bridge in 1907 when built.

Low tide taken by Glenn Clay

High tide taken by Glenn Clay

Wes Bell's mishap with his milk truck on the bridge.

The story I've been told is that Wes was driving the route for his relative that normally had the milk run.

Wes didn't think the bridge would hold him but tried anyway. He was not seriously injured.

 from Suzanne Link Allen.

Steam shovel on what is now Howard Rd, ca 1907 . Glenn Clay

The old road curved at bridge to meet Baker Rd.  This picture shows

the straightening of what it is today (at Horse Trails campground)

Terrell Dade Bridge  From the cover of the 1976 Official  Bicentennial Day Program.

Me & sister fishing in 1961 on shale bank

Below :1959 after flood the way I remember it. (Delaware Gazette & Delaware County Historical & Genealogical Society).

 I remember fishing (above) where the people are standing and walking on the old Heverlo Road which is now all under water.

Misc. Photos from The Delaware Genealogical and Historical Society.

Taking down the Bridge. 1959/1960

The Bridge was sold for the materials.

Replacement Steel Bridge that stayed until the new bridge was built to the south for dam.

Photos by Henry Clay 1960-1976 Howard Rd transition.

Sept 1973

Dec 1973

The Big Fill April 1976

Could be the remains of Old Longwell Mill north of Terrell Bridge taken by Glenn Clay 1910 prior to flood.

Alum Creek 1909-1912 by Glenn Clay

Kilbourne Bridge

Looking East from Kilbourne. From 1976 Bicentennial Day Program.

In 1851 the Railroad approached the Brown Township Trustees to purchase stock so that the railroad would pass through Eden and over into Kingston twp., Many of them purchased the stock. The foundations  were built in 1853 to cross Alum Creek then the railroad changed it's route to Ashley instead.

Below Old Rail Road Foundations South of Kilbourne off Hogback Rd.  Never used.

Click to enlarge taken by me 1988

ONE LAST LOOK AT THE OLD CREEK 

Early 1990's when water was low.

view looking South from new bridge remains of Heaverlo Rd. on left of channel

view looking North from Howard Rd. Bridge. Old Covered Bridge foundation just above people.

Also view of Old Longwell Run outlet above People on right.