13 Off Limit Areas In Jefferson Proving Ground That The General Public Will Never See

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Established in 1941, the Jefferson Proving Ground facility was operational up until 1995. In this video we were given an escort to visit areas generally offlimits to the general public. These sites included the Munier Farmstead from the 1800s, the Big Creek "D" Bridge built in 1920, Collins Ford Bridge built in 1907, Old Timbers Lodge built in 1932, Edwards Ford Stone Arch Bridge built in 1911, Benville Stone Arch Bridge built in 1908, Marble Creek Stone Arch Bridge built in 1905, Jinestown Warren Pony Truss Bridge built in 1896, The Gale Through Truss Bridge built in 1897, Morgan Road Pony Truss Bridge built in 1910, the Oakdale One Room School built in 1869 and the Reyker Cloud Bridge built in 1892.

GPS Location: 38°49'45.0"N 85°22'54.8"W

0:00 Introduction
0:05 Jefferson Proving Ground Friday, November 17, 2017
0:11 Sponsored by: Beaver Creek Nursery Madison, Indiana
4:42 Munier Farmstead Mid 1800S
5:38 Big Creek "D" Bridge 1920
6:40 The Unknown Bridge 1884
7:16 Collins Ford Bridge 1907
8:12 Old Timbers Lodge 1932
11:50 Edwards Ford Stone Arch Bridge 1911
13:18 Benville Stone Arch Bridge 1908
14:26 Marble Creek Stone Arch Bridge 1905
15:59 Jinestown Warren Pony Truss Bridge 1896
16:23 The Gale Through Steel Truss Bridge 1897
16:49 Morgan Road Pony Truss Bridge 1910
17:36 Oakdale School 1869
18:25 Reyker Cloud Bridge 1892