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Title: Romance on a covered bridge.(Jennifer Wicker McRae/John McRae, Mississippi)
Author: Mary Leigh Furrh
Publication: Mississippi Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Downhome Publications, Inc.
Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Page: 87(11)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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Cozy and private with tranquil views of the water below, the Phillips covered bridge near Hattiesburg is a natural setting for romance. To Jennifer Wicker McRae it is a place of magic and memories.
For years Jennifer attended parties at the getaway lodge of Dr. and Mrs. Tom Rhea Phillips near the bridge because of her friendship with their sons, John Allen and Mike Phillips. When she was dating her future husband, John McRae of Meridian, and discovered his secret dream was to build a log cabin, she surprised him one evening with a visit to the Phillips' house. She left the following poem on her door for John to find when he arrived for their date: "This love...