Big Whitewater Creek went on its worst rampage in years Sunday night, March 20, 1955. This photo, made from the second floor of the John McManus store at Burfordville, shows a view northeast toward the old mill and covered bridge. The bridge road in the foreground was closed for a time by the high water. The flood came up to the floor of the old covered bridge.G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive
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