Reflections: Cardington activities in past years
By Evelyn Long - Contributing Columnist
Reading through past issues of the Morrow County Independent and Morrow County Sentinel, I find many short items that catch my eye. For instance in the Oct. 5, 1922 issue of The Independent, is a story about the passing of the Old Covered Bridges in the county.
“The old covered bridge, with its livery stable and blacksmith shop advertisements and boards knocked off the side to provide adequate positions for fishing is fast passing into history.
“Morrow County now has but three such structures remaining, one west of Cardington and another just east of Stantontown and the third east of Pagetown, though a few years ago there were more than a score. Several of the old bridges have gone down under the weight and vibration caused by the automobile.