Two trucks were seen at the park that night, and two girls stayed at the park late. On Monday, September 20, 1993, a member of the Indiana State Fire Marshall’s Office, Indianapolis, and local firefighters collected samples of the bridge’s burnt shell. The state fire marshal predicted that the total loss of the bridge was $100,000 because of the historic value of the bridge (Abner, Arson Suspected in Guilford Covered Bridge Fire). A $1,000 reward was offered by Indiana Arson and Crime Association Incorporation of Indianapolis for finding the arsonist, yet no one was ever found. The Guilford Park board had hired an engineer to see if the bridge could be repaired (McNutt). The neighborhood couldn’t wrap their heads around the fact that someone would ruin a piece of Guilford’s
Two trucks were seen at the park that night, and two girls stayed at the park late. On Monday, September 20, 1993, a member of the Indiana State Fire Marshall’s Office, Indianapolis, and local firefighters collected samples of the bridge’s burnt shell. The state fire marshal predicted that the total loss of the bridge was $100,000 because of the historic value of the bridge (Abner, Arson Suspected in Guilford Covered Bridge Fire). A $1,000 reward was offered by Indiana Arson and Crime Association Incorporation of Indianapolis for finding the arsonist, yet no one was ever found. The Guilford Park board had hired an engineer to see if the bridge could be repaired (McNutt). The neighborhood couldn’t wrap their heads around the fact that someone would ruin a piece of Guilford’s