Freebridge Sterling Illinois, Souvenir Spoon

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Description: Sterling Souvenir Spoon of the Freebridge in Sterling, Illinois. Engraved bowl showing the bridge. Length 6 inches. Engraved Corine 1893 on reverse side of handle. Fully marked sterling. Made by Towle.

Initially accessible only by boat, the north and south banks had been joined in 1857 by a wooden bridge that had been destroyed by a flood. In 1863 the Sterling Bridge Company constructed a $30,000 toll bridge upstream of Sterling at the east end of Picnic Island.

It wasn’t until 1878 that the community-financed First Avenue free bridge was built joining Rock Falls and Sterling at their respective city centers.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: SP222
Condition: See Photo	Year: 1893
Country: USA	Maker: Towle
Title: Freebridge Sterling Illinois Souvenir Spoon
Materials: Sterling

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