Fort Hunter Suspension Bridge Company
Fort Hunter Suspension Bridge Company S ource materials from the Montgomery County Department of History & Archives in Fonda, NY contain not only a two-foot section of the old bridge cabling, but also a folder with documentation on Fort Hunter Bridges. One of the documents is a letter from the Montgomery County Archivist Ed Sheehan dated March 22 nd , 1956. From his research and local narrative, he wrote that the Fort Hunter suspension bridge was incorporated by shareholders. According to the Articles of Association, the company was to exist for at least fifty years, with a starting stock capital of $9,000. Sheehan’s letter also states that it was built by the Roebling Company, however that has been disputed and credible evidence suggests that they may have only been involved with aspects of the design or execution of its construction. In 2018, Dan Weaver published an article stating, “There is other evidence the Roebling's did not ...
