Promotional photos for
news articles
These photos are provided to support newspaper and
magazine articles about the Mount Savage Historical
Society's new book “In Search of the Turkey Foot Road”.
This photo shows Editor
Nancy E. Thoerig standing on a section of the route
near Mount Savage that is known from tradition and proven through artifact
recovery.
This photo shows
contributor Francis Bridges studying terrain on the western side of the
Allegheny Mountain.
This photo shows Michael
Mckenzie and Harry Ringler,
Senior on the eastern side of the Allegheny Mountain.
In this 2010 photo,
Michael McKenzie is standing in the deeply eroded roadbed on the western side
of the Allegheny Mountain. He is describing the significance of a large stump.
In this 2010 photo,
Michael McKenzie is standing in the deeply eroded roadbed near Barrellville, Maryland.
This is a 2010 photo of
Harry Ringler, Senior. It was taken on the west side
of the Allegheny Mountain.
Harry Ringler, Sr. and Lannie Dietle
having a history discussion on the west side of the Allegheny Mountain.
McKenzie and Dietle at
work, recording a GPS coordinate on the west side of the Allegheny Mountain.
The sunken roadbed can be seen in the background.
Lannie
Dietle
Lannie
Dietle, exploring the route of the Turkey Foot road on the west side of the
Allegheny Mountain.
Lannie
Dietle at his office, holding a four pound cannon ball he keeps on his desk as
a conversation piece. According to a 1754 letter from Governor Dinwiddie,
thirty cannon of this caliber were acquired to support William Trent’s fort
building activities at the Forks of the Monongahela.
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