Jul 11, 2023
It's Bluffton in 1950
But where did all those buildings go? If there's such a thing as a "golden oldie" this photo is as close as it gets. - More photos below...
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Jul 11, 2023
Squirrel and raccoon dens - 1943
Project of Bluffton Community Sportsmen's Club Members and children of the Bluffton Community Sportmen’s Club members posed for this...
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Jul 10, 2023
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, 2023
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 8, 2023
When coal powered the village
Can you identify this one-time Bluffton power plant? No way is this Bluffton. Actually it is. First, some hints. No one under 65 can...
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Jul 7, 2023
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 6, 2023
Diving in ... the Buckeye
Six photos from the 1950s that may make you want to cool off in the Buckeye Can you imagine swimming in the Buckeye? Lots of Bluffton...
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Jul 5, 2023
Bluffton Girl Scout Troop 315
Was it in 1966 or 1967? Here's Bluffton's Girl Scout Troop 315 from 1966 or '67 – • Front row, from left: Koneta Campbell Vogt, Vickie...
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Jul 4, 2023
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, 2023
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 30, 2023
Meet the 1925-26 BC student senate
A Yoder, Birky, Steiner, Lehman and Augspurger Meet members of the Bluffton College student senate from 98 school years ago. For the...
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Jun 30, 2023
Lydia Burkholder's grandchildren
In 1943 were spread out from first grade through sophomores From Oct. 1, 1942, Bluffton News – With at least one grandchild in every...
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Jun 27, 2023
A WWII Bluffton brush with history
With a Civil War movie icon in 1942 - Clark Gable “Frankly, my dear,” we’ve finally found a Bluffton brush with a historical movie idol....
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Jun 26, 2023
Book burning here 105 years ago
Involving 40 Bluffton High School students during the noon hour Can you imagine a book burning frenzy in Bluffton? That happened exactly...
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Jun 22, 2023
More on Bluffton's brush with history
Who was that man on the bus, if it wasn't General Pershing? Spoiler alert – You’d better read this entire feature to the very end. The...
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Jun 21, 2023
Another Bluffton brush with history
Imagine sitting on a bus next to General Pershing - it happened If you had the opportunity, what might you ask the late General John J....
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Jun 20, 2023
Who owned Bluffton's first electric vehicle?
You would believe the owner was Nancy Habegger in 1919? Question: who owned the first electric automobile in Bluffton? The answer may...
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