Hello all! First, I want to apologize for
not posting in so long, but I hope to be back up and posting more of where I
have travelled to recently more regularly!
This past weekend I travelled to a small
little town close to Jasper, Alabama called Natural Bridge, Alabama. It is
located right outside of Winston County here in Alabama. The town was established
on September 3, 1914. In the 1930s, the population of the town began to dwindle,
and its charter ended up becoming dormant. It was not re-incorporated until July 24,
1997. In the year 2000 it was actually the least populated town in all of
Alabama with a population of 28 people. By the 2010 census they had gone up to
37 people living in the town.
The town brings in people from all over
with the Natural Bridge Park. The rock arch located in the park is the longest
natural bridge east of the Rocky Mountain. It spans 127 feet! This arch dates
back to 200 million years ago when the sea washed the sandstone away leaving iron
ore veins holding the bridge. The Creek Indians used to live in the area, and
it is believed that they probably used the area under the bridge as shelter. The
park opened in 1954 and has seen many people since its opening. The location
used to be known as Lodi.
Within the park is also an artesian well (confined
aquifer containing groundwater) for the water fountains, a gift shop, 27 kinds
of ferns, hemlock that dates back to the Ice Age, a picnic area, a beautiful
trail that lasts about 30 minutes, and a rock formation that is in the shape of
an Indian head. The Indian head stone is about 15 feet tall.
