Arrest made for Arson Attempt - Knecht's Covered Bridge

There is an article out today saying they have made several arrests in the arson attempt on May 22, 2007 of Knecht's covered bridge.

The shocker is that 3 of the 5 people arrested are ex-firemen. They tried to get it to start once, and when that failed they came back with gas and bales of hay.

This is so sad. How and why someone would destroy other's property. It is especially sad when its a historical object to our past.

States that have covered bridges in them are working hard to restore the bridges. Groups that try to preserve covered bridges fight hard for every dollar they get to go into the bridge. They know how much the bridges are an importaint part of our historic past and want to preserve it for future generations. Like my grandfather did taking the photos, and documenting these bridges over the years, for my generation. They don't have to do it, they chose to do it to save these beautiful structures.

Like many others when I heard that the bridge caught fire, it broke my heart. I have spent 4 years of my life scanning, and restoring photos, and getting to know these bridges. While I haven't been to a covered bridge in many years, I still remember how peaceful they were when you walked into one.

I hope that they punish these people to the fullest! With 3 of them being firemen, they should of known the damage and the outage their deed would have to the community.

You can read the article here about the arrests: http://www.mcall.com/news/local/quakertown/all-b1_2arson.5909557jun22,0,1321177.story?coll=all-newslocalquakertown-hed

To see photos of the covered bridges in Bucks county, you can see at fmyphotos.
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