I discovered this whilesurfing the net looking for information on John and Sarah McCally. Do you have information on any of their children?
I feel this Nicholas is their son.
Sandra
There seems to be 2 spellings of McColly/McCally. I have no history of the bridge but did photograph it for a painting I was doing. While in the area, I stopped at the cemetary just west of the bridge and photographed the tombstone of Nicholas McCally. The plaque in front of the original tombstone had a different spelling. Maybe your family history could be under the original 1850 spelling.
Hi,
I am not sure how much information I can give you about the bridge but whatever I can help you with I will. My older brother has more historical facts than I do. I know my Great (how many times ?) grandfather Nicholas McColly was in the War of 1812 and is buried there in the cemetery not far from the bridge and my dad always told me it was named after him. I have been trying to get more facts about all this myself but it is very hard. I have four brothers and one sister. Our dad passed away 2 years ago the 12 of this month. He was born and raised in Campaign County and had 2 sisters and 1 brother. The only other family still living is his neice and her family. I live in Tennessee but always come back to Ohio and visit family and love to come to the bridge and take pictures. When I get more information for you I will pass it on.
Can I ask why you are interested? If you have any facts or information please let me know also, thanks. Cathy
Dear Sir -
Who was McColly and why was the bridge in question named after him or her?
This photo is from 3/25/07.