Bollinger Mill and Covered Bridge
Just 8 miles West South West of Jackson, MO in Burfordville sits the Bollinger Mill and Covered Bridge. Pre-dating the civil war, the original foundation and wood mill and dam was placed by George Frederick Bollinger. This piece of land sat on the Whitewater River and contained 640 acres of land that was granted from Pierre-Louis de Lorimier, the then Spanish Commandant of the Cape Girardeau district of Upper Louisiana. This transaction was a shade on the illegal side since all grants had to go to Catholics only. Bollinger as well as 20 other families granted land were most likely German Reformed families including that of the Limbaugh family of which today is made known from Mr. Rush Limbaugh. Bollinger Mill and Covered Bridge The Bollinger Mill and Covered Bridge…
