Aug 21, 2023
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 21, 2023
1910 Bluffton school board smoking edict
Expulsion from school or worse, reported to county probation officer Cigarettes have been lit for decades in Bluffton, and their...
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Aug 18, 2023
Meet the "never scored on" Bluffton Warriors
It's a community football team in 1910 Meet one of Bluffton’s earliest football teams. It’s the 1910 Bluffton Warriors, and as best we...
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Aug 17, 2023
Looking for Benroth's Saloon or the Modern Suit and Skirt Co. ?
Sorry to say, they are no longer in businesses Here’s a familiar Bluffton Main Street business block, home of three stores in an undated...
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Aug 17, 2023
90 years later - their family members watched Dillinger's Bluffton robbery
Retold to audience of 180 persons on Bluffton History Day Aug. 12 Approximately 180 persons attended the retelling of the 90th...
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Aug 16, 2023
The day 500 vehicles an hour passed through Bluffton
On Labor Day 1927 - thanks to the Dixie Highway Imagine 500 vehicles in one hour traveling down Main Street Bluffton. That’s eight per...
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Aug 16, 2023
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 15, 2023
135 years ago, this was the Jackson-Grove intersection of Bluffton
Barns, wooden fences and empty lots were all that occupied the neighborhood of Jackson and Grove streets in 1888, when this picture was...
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Aug 12, 2023
Bluffton's 1900 skyline
What are these two buildings and what became of them? Yes, it’s Bluffton, although none of the buildings in this photo exist today –...
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Aug 10, 2023
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 10, 2023
Watch out for this vehicle on Saturday
It is the Dillinger get-away car - part of Bluffton History Day event Watch out for this 1931 Chevrolet Sports Coupe on Saturday in...
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Aug 9, 2023
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, 2023
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 8, 2023
In recognition of International Cat Day
A Bluffton cat story you will never forget – November 1956 mystery animal killed five coon dogs in rural Bluffton In recognition of...
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Aug 8, 2023
Dillinger wanted poster can have your photo
Part of Saturday's Bluffton History Day activities If you've ever needed a wanted poster with your photo on it, Saturday is your chance...
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Aug 7, 2023
Meet the 1937 Bluffton school board
Sidney Huber, Ralph Patterson, Chester Stauffer, Dr. W.M. Niswander, A.D. Hall, Peter Gratz Members of the Bluffton school board of...
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Aug 7, 2023
"Public Enemies" free Saturday AM matinee
Shannon Theatre free movie is part of Bluffton History Day Saturday, Aug. 12 Shannon Theatre will give a free 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12,...
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