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Foxcatcher Farm, Cecil County

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Inventory Number: MD/20-07-02
County: Cecil County
Township:
Town/Village: Fair Hill
Bridge Name: Foxcatcher Farm
Crosses: Big Elk Creek
Truss type: Multiple King & Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 80'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1860
Builder: Ferdinand Wood
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 42.581
Longitude: W075 50.246
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.6 miles east of jct MD13 on MD273, then 0.5 miles left on Ranger Skinner Dr. (turns into Training Center Dr.), then at Fair Hill Management Area take right on Tawes Dr. 1.2 miles to parking area at bridge.

Foxcatcher Farm Bridge, Fair Hill, MD Built c1860
Bill Caswell Photo, September 14, 2003

Foxcatcher Farm Bridge, Fair Hill, MD Built c1860
© Lisa Plamondon

Foxcatcher Farm Bridge, Fair Hill, Cecil County, MD Built c1860
Bill Caswell Photo, July 28, 2013

Comments:
Closed to motor vehicles. The contract for the bridge near Jonathan Strahorn's Mill was given to Ferdinand Wood in 1860 and completed late that year or very early in 1861 at a cost of $1,165. In 1927, William duPont, Jr. bought a vast amount of land in the northeast corner of Maryland including the area where the covered bridge existed. Mr. duPont raised cattle, raced horses, and hunted fox on his property, hence the bridge and property became known as "Foxcatcher Farms." Being on private property, the bridge was inaccessible to most covered bridge enthusiasts. The State of Maryland bought the duPont property in 1975 and later established it as the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area. The bridge was repaired in 1992 when as much as 60% of the structural timber was replaced.

Sources:
Maryland Covered Bridges website: http://www.mdcoveredbridges.com/foxcatcherfarms.html
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 37

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