- Sep 16
- 4 min
Bluffton's most mysterious places
Why is there a flagstone wall on both sides of the Riley near Harmon Field? Who build it and why? ÂImagine a mysterious Bluffton location...
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- Sep 14
- 1 min
Round trip to Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
NKP train stops in Bluffton for a football special to watch the Browns play the '49ers – $7.50 gets you a ticket and into the stadium...
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- Sep 14
- 1 min
1906: No spitting on the sidewalk
2023: Automobiles replace electric railroad Some photos are worth one-thousand words. This photo (on the right) could rival War and...
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- Sep 14
- 1 min
Idyllic Krehbiel Bridge on campus
Today it's Adams Bridge over Little Riley Creek What today is Adams Bridge over Little Riley Creek on the Bluffton University campus was...
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- Sep 6
- 1 min
It's really this deep!
Bluffton's National Quarry on Jefferson Street is a huge fish tank Can you imagine draining the National Quarry? The result would...
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- Aug 21
- 5 min
Ralph Locher - famous from Bluffton
Bluffton HS and Bluffton College grad became Mayor of Cleveland and Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court Have you ever wonder what famous...
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- Aug 16
- 1 min
840 feet above sea level
66 feet higher than Pandora - or about an 8 foot drop per mile Ever wonder how high above sea level Bluffton stands? The answer is on...
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- Aug 10
- 11 min
What became of "the most remarkable of all mounds in Ohio?"
It contained over 300 skeletons and was over one acre wide and was located 37 miles from Bluffton in Hardin County This is a lengthy...
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- Aug 9
- 1 min
In 1914 it was the showcase building of Bluffton College
Today it is tucked away behind Centennial Hall Today it is tucked away behind Centennial Hall. But when it was constructed in 1914 it was...
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- Aug 8
- 2 min
A Civil War emblem in a Bluffton church window?
And emblems for Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters and the Grand Army of the Republic Few residents...
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- Aug 2
- 6 min
The glue factory - a very mysterious place in Bluffton
The Lewis property earned a reputation of being a scary place, especially around Halloween. That was because everyone knew of the dead or...
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- Jul 22
- 2 min
The day the earth shook in Bluffton
IT WAS MARCH OF 1937 Eighty-three years ago this spring – the year was 1937 – Bluffton residents felt the tremors of Ohio’s most severe...
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- Jul 21
- 1 min
Designed to carry the load
Can you identify the location of this bridge replaced by a two-lane structure? Crossing the Riley Two photographs show a former bridge...
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- Jul 20
- 1 min
What the bird saw in 1950 flying over Bluffton
CLICK HERE TO SEE AERIAL VIEWS OF BLUFFTON IN 1974 Here’s an aerial view of Bluffton taken in the early 1950s. Be careful, you may end up...
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- Jul 10
- 6 min
Forgotten Bluffton: the Woodcock plant
And the answer to the question, Why is there a lake on Jefferson Street? The Woodcock power plant - now the site of John's Body Shop on...
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- Jul 9
- 1 min
The real purpose of the Bluffton lagoon
Could this be the last-ever dunking of an engaged student? It's Denny Thompson and the year is 1978 Once upon a time, an engaging...
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- Jul 7
- 2 min
Bluffton's floating pool
It's a mysterious place no one reading this has ever seen The world’s oceans hold many secrets. Sea monsters, sunken treasure and ghost...
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- Jul 4
- 1 min
Forgotten Bluffton - Riley Creek dam
Bet you don't recognize this Bluffton location. The photo and identification paragraph is part of a 1940s-era Triplett company...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
Kibler and Grove before houses
Unusual snapshot reveals a forgotten Bluffton of 100 to 125 years ago Yes, this is a Bluffton street intersection. But, where? Only one...
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- Jun 18
- 1 min
Forgotten Bluffton on the Big Riley
A swinging bridge from 125 years ago in Orange Township No one in Bluffton today can identify this scene. It’s Big Riley Creek in Orange...
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