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<DIV><EM>Cecil,</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>We often drive the old Hwy 99 in this area. Could you tell me a
little more specifics on where this was located and I will keep an eye out for
it. We once took a drive to check on many of the covered bridges in the
Scio area. One of my husband's brothers lives there. Probably not
all of them are there anymore.</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Verdena</EM></DIV>
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<A title=cchouk@cox.net href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">Cecil Houk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 8:16 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Covered bridges</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Years ago there were many covered bridges in
Oregon. Far too many of them are now history. The dams on the
Santiam River eliminated 2 or 3 of them (at Foster and
Quartsville).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My late brother, Doug Houk had a fascination with those
bridges. The pix above is his mail box on 99E in Aurora, OR taken in
August, 2000. I hope it's still there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Doug also made covered bridge bird feeders, and would
have made many more had he not lost his fight with cancer in 1997. There
was one next to his home in Aurora; atop a 10 foot steel pole. His cat,
Ms Dos (who now lives with me), tried many times to jump from the
fence to it. You can see this bird feeder at:</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/13/bird.jpg">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cchouk/rulaford/13/bird.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.<BR>PO Box 530833<BR>San Diego
CA 92153<BR>FAX 619-428-6434<BR><A
href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">mailto:cchouk@cox.net</A><BR>ANDERSON - BLAKELY -
FORD - HOUK - KIMSEY - MOE - RULAFORD - SIMPSON<BR>Searchable GEDCOM: <A
href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk</A><BR>My
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