MORE PHOTOS BELOW - Here’s Bluffton’s contribution to heavy metal. It’s not only functional; it’s also a work of art and a sort of rock...

A flock of birds - most were perched on the opposite side of the steeple - apparently enjoy the high church view of St. John's United...

MANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY Why are the words “Commercial Bank’ in capital letters above the John Wagner...

This is the Bluffton Stone Quarry in 1910 or 1011. Today the quarry is known as the National Quarry where it sits quietly and in spots as...

You've walked past this door and probably never gave it much thought Door to the Bluffton town hall jail You’ve walked past this door and...

Lazarus "Lotzy" Basinger, a Bluffton fixture who died in 1964, was known by all the youngsters in town as Santa Claus, as this photo...

A separate Swiss Connection column in this series focuses on the parents of Christian, Jr., Bösiger, who came to America in 1824. Click...

Common milkweed is abundant around Bluffton this month. Here's some pods opening in Motter Metro Park.

Here is the list of Bluffton High School graduates from the classes of 1900 to 1930. You will find the graduates from the classes of 1881...

Here is the official list of Bluffton High School graduates from the class of 1881 to 1899. The list of graduates from 1900 to 1930 is in...

Are you certain this is Bluffton? Before scrolling down for the answer, think a moment. What building night have a book on its outside,...

He was a special Bluffton person with a niche of his own calling Dewey Forman - photo taken in early 1960s by Charles Hilty, Bluffton...

We've discovered a Bluffton alphabet using last names found on gravestones in Maple Grove Cemetery. A little poetic license was needed to...

U.S. Geological Survey bench mark on the base of the Bluffton town hall Ever wonder how many feet Bluffton sits above sea level? And,...

Bluffton High School boys' basketball team of 1910-11 • Check the bottom of the story for the 1911-12 team photo. (Thanks for Mary Ann...

This can’t be in Bluffton can it? If so, where is this site? Yes. It’s Bluffton. Here are some images of the National Quarry just as the...

One of Bluffton’s oldest structures surrounds itself in mystery. The limestone wall where Marsh Run joins Big Riley Creek near North Main...

We've created a Bluffton alphabet based upon names found on Maple Grove Cemetery tombstones. We'e used a little poetic license to...

It appears that this fallen bird plumage met with some grass clipping to form an artists arrangement on a common cement sidewalk in...