Preserving History: The Story of the Interurban Bridge
The Waterville Historical Society has entered into an agreement with Satolli Glassmeyer, founder and producer of History in Your Own Backyard, to produce a video documenting the history of the Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge. Links to the finished video will be sent to all school districts in Lucas and Wood Counties as well as all communities in those counties and 137 other counties throughout the Midwest, and to all historical societies. The video will also be uploaded to the History in Your Own Backyard YouTube Channel which has 11,400 subscribers and 2.25 million total viewers.
The bridge, which links Lucas and Wood Counties, has been in the news recently because of plans announced by the Ohio Department of Transportation to demolish it.
Given both its historic and interesting history, WHS decided that its story had to be preserved. The bridge’s unique design and construction, it service to the surrounding community and its present-day appeal to both photojournalists and artists demand that its significance be documented.
While this is not a fund-raising venture on the part of WHS, considering the interest generated by recent events, WHS would like to provide bridge enthusiasts the opportunity to be involved in this video preservation.
History in Your Own Backyard is sending out appeals for sponsorships to area businesses and governmental agencies and is outlining various categories of sponsorship…however, any donation, no matter the amount, would be appreciated.
The two flyers that accompany this article spell out all of this information and more, including how to contact History in Your Own Backyard should you wish to donate.
