This is a guest post by Martha Dalke Hindman. It is an excerpt from her upcoming book, The Dragon of Yankee Fork. This is the final of three posts. See also: Devil’s Washbasins and Grave Markers.

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Spalding Viaduct, from the Old Mission site over the Railroad tracks Built in 1924, steel rods, concrete construction, supporting arches and pillars. 570 feet long, 20 feet wide, a Link in U.S.…