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Randolph County
The Pisgah Covered Bridge is one of the two remaining covered bridges in North Carolina. In the early 1900s, Randolph County had about 60 covered bridges, about half of all covered bridges in the Piedmont. In 1911, the county paid J. J. Welch $40 to construct the covered bridge across the West Fork of the Little River in the Pisgah community. In the 1950s, a new bridge was built but the covered bridge remained and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. After years of neglect, the North Carolina Zoo Society in 1998 partnered with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, The Piedmont Land Conservancy and the Land Trust for Central North Carolina along with the residents of the Pisgah community to raise over $73,000 to refurbish the bridge. In 2003 a flash flood of the Little River destroyed the bridge. A local effort, including help from Randolph EMC personnel and equipment, salvaged about 90 percent of the original materials to restore the bridge once again. A walking trail and picnic tables have been added. The bridge is located about 12 miles south of Asheboro.
-Kay Fetner
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Pisgah Covered Bridge
Art by Dempsey Essick
The first time I walked to the Pisgah Covered Bridge, I stopped in my tracks as I looked at the wood boards and the rock foundation stones with all the shadows from the streamside trees. I listened to the ripple of the stream flowing under the bridge. The scene captured my imagination so that I could not wait to get started painting. Thousands of shadows cast from different directions created an image of abstract shapes that had wonderful order. I actually sat right there on a rock for a long time and breathed all this in. I wore out several brushes doing this painting. This painting took a lot out of me with 560 hours of painting time. (Look for the hidden hummingbird.)
Dempsey Essick is a member of EnergyUnited.
Giclee Print
Image size: 20 x 15¼ inches
Price: $120 (NC residents add $9.30 for sales tax)
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Dempsey Essick Gallery
P.O. Box 1149
Welcome, NC 27374
(336) 731-3499
wetpaint@dempseyessick.com
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