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make bonfires. When the rails are red hot they must be twisted. Burning will do for the bridges and culverts but not for ordinary track. Let the work be well done.” History of Newton County Georgia, 1988, p. 245 you can see the original stone abutments still standing under the current trestle. e bridge beside the trestle is also known as Boss Hogg Meet Bridge, a marker of a shooting location when the wildly popular 1980s Tv show e Dukes of Hazzard was filmed in Covington. Colley’s Bridge (named for Reverend Joel Colley) was a covered bridge that crossed the river here. Turn right at the stop sign, continuing on Alcovy Trestle Road. Travel about one mile. Turn right on River Cove Road. [15] In the 1970s, Pierce Cline developed river cove, one of the earlier conservationminded neighborhoods in Newton County. Mr. Cline, appreciating the gently rolling topography, the open fields and woodlands, and the water resources of the Alcovy River, considered the properties suitable for single-family “mini-farms.” e minimum lot size in River Cove is two acres, with five to ten acres being more typical. roughout the years, homeowners have enjoyed a peaceful, agrarian lifestyle, amidst an ever-growing part of Georgia.
is stone abutment is still visible from the original bridge which was burned by General Sherman in 1864 on his March to the Sea. Photo: GWF Turn le back onto Alcovy Trestle Road and take an immediate right on Harris Spring Church Road (dirt). [16] Turn le into the Newton County Harris Spring Fire Station. A commemorative marker indicates this as the location of the original site of Harris Spring Primitive Baptist church, which has since been moved south to Gaither Plantation. On the right side of the station, there is a trail open to the public leading to the original baptismal pool. e church has
a long history in Newton County and is most likely the first Baptist church in the county. Reverend Joel Colley founded the Harris Spring Primitive Baptist Church in 1822, naming it for the nearby spring. An early document on the discipline of the church states:
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“All improper conduct such as adultery, lies, or refusing to attend conference meeting, the, Drunkenness, fighting, fishing on Sunday is frowned upon.” History of Newton County Georgia, 1988, p. 454 Turn right out of the fire station and then turn right again onto Alcovy Trestle Road. [17] To your right is graves chapel ame. Built on land owned by Solomon Graves, the original church was built for the slaves of Mt. Pleasant Plantation. Solomon Graves was one of the earliest and more influential early citizens of Newton County. Descended of Captain omas Graves who came to virginia in 1608, the Graves family prospered in the cotton trade during the antebellum years, having interests in flour and saw mills, a general sore, and a blacksmith shop.
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Alcovy River Ramble: e Swamps