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These covered bridges and waterfalls are in Tennessee.

⛲️Harrisburg Covered Bridge (also called Pigeon River Covered Bridge, East Fork Bridge or McNutts Bridge) is a historic covered bridge in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. It is located east of Sevierville off U.S. Highway 441. The bridge is a king post truss design and crosses the East Fork of Little Pigeon River. The span of the bridge is 64 feet (19.5 m), the total length 88 feet (26.9 m), the inner width 10 feet (3.2 m). The building material of the walls consists partly of tinplate.

⛲️Bible Covered Bridge was built in 1923 and stretches across Little Chuckey Creek at a ford that connects the Bible farm with the Warrensburg Road. Located in southwest Greene County, approximately 12 miles from Greeneville, Tennessee. In 1948, the bridge was deeded to Greene County. Restoration of the bridge was completed in the fall of 2004 by the Greene County Highway Department with the help of a grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The Bible Bridge contains a covered wooden Queenpost truss span 44.7 feet (13.6 m) in length, a covered timber stringer 12.5 feet in length, and a timber stringer 11.6 feet (3.4 m) in length. The roadway width is 11.8 feet (3.5 m), and the minimum vertical clearance is 8.4 feet (2.5 m). The bridge sits on a concrete substructure of two piers and two abutments.

Waterfall Tennessee 💦Cane Creek Falls is an 85-foot (26 m) plunge waterfall located along Cane Creek near Spencer, Tennessee, above the creek's confluence with Rockhouse Creek and Fall Creek. The waterfall is visible from the Gorge Trail and from the base of the Cane Creek Gorge, which can be accessed via the Cable Trail. The falls are located in Fall Creek Falls State Park.

💦Fall Creek Falls is the highest free-fall waterfall at 256 feet (78 m) east of the Mississippi River. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee in Fall Creek Falls State Park. A short trail leads from the parking lot atop the plateau down to the base of the gorge, giving access to the waterfall's plungepool. When water flow is sufficient, Coon Creek Falls shares a plungepool.

National Themes For August 15: National Leathercraft Day, National Relaxation Day, and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day.

🍁National Leathercrafting Day! The versatility of leather has proven to be artistic and utilitarian since ancient times. In the hands of a skilled craftsperson, leather can be transformed into hard-working saddles, stylish boots, supple clothing or beautiful artwork. Specialty techniques and designs perfected over time have given mankind a durable material that has never gone out of style. National Leathercraft Day recognizes the dedication and creativity of leather workers and the passion that comes alive in their inspired designs and time-honored traditions.

🍁National Relaxation Day is an important day as we all need a break from the fast-paced and often hectic lifestyles we live. Taking time to recuperate and rejuvenate our tired minds and bodies may help prevent many health risks. Like the founder of this day suggested, too much work can make us sick, run down, tired and that’s just wrong. It has been proven that stress can be harmful to our health, both mentally and physically. Most doctors will agree that finding ways to relax and finding ways to reduce stress will improve overall health. Some relaxation activities: Reading a book, Fishing with a friend, A picnic in the park, Walking along the beach, Taking a drive in the country, SpaGolfing, Photography, A movie, Window shopping, Lunch with friends, Drinks with friends, Watching sports, Swimming. Sean Moeller founded National Relaxation Day in 1985 as a fourth-grader. In an interview with Valerie Monson in The Des Moines Register Sean suggested people shouldn’t do anything of real value. Cleaning and real work are not part of relaxation.

🍋National Lemon Meringue Pie Day! Served as a dessert, lemon meringue pie is a baked pie usually made with a crust of shortbread pastry, lemon curd filling and a fluffy meringue topping. A meringue consists of egg whites whipped into stiff peaks with white sugar then baked in a slow oven. It then becomes crisp. Meringue can also be served individually with fruit fillings or as a cookie. Meringue was perfected in the 17th century, and lemon meringue pie, as we know it today, was developed in the 19th century.

I'll leave Leathercraft to the skilled craftsperson. I'll enjoy the relaxation later and I'll pass on the pie. My hubby loves those orange sherbet push ups. He doesn't eat them often but when he does he has to restrain himself from eating the whole box at one time, needless to say a box doesn't last long around our house. There is another covered bridge in Tennessee that is only 30 years old: Emerts Cove Covered Bridge in Sevier County. If you wish to see it.

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