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The Califon Pratt truss bridge constructed in 1887 by I. P. Bartley & Co.
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Greatest Gift
the story of George Pratt9s Bridge
By C.G. Wolfe l Photos by Lee C. Wolfe
George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, from the 1946
Frank Capra movie It9s a Wonderful Life
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“The little town straggling up the hill was bright
with colored Christmas lights, but George Pratt
did not see them. He was leaning over the railing of the iron bridge, staring moodily at the
black water.” Philip Van Doren Stern, The Greatest gift