FROM BLUFFTON ICON - Ever wonder what lies on the floor of the Bluffton Buckeye quarry?
How about this: Where did Bluffton residents swim a century ago?
And: How did Cigarette Creek get its name? Are you kidding, is there such a place in Bluffton? Where it is?
Now that I have your attention, please be aware that the above questions will be addressed in a Bluffton Public Library Zoom talk at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 9. Presented by Fred Steiner, you will learn some things you never knew about water-related subjects in Bluffton.
Don’t worry if you missing it. The library will record it and you may watch it later.
The talk will describe the five swimming pools Bluffton offered swimmers in the past century. It will include a story about a 1920-era Bluffton community excursion on the railroad that passes through town that went to Cedar Point for the day.
The talk will explain what could possibly be the oldest structure along the Riley from pre-Bluffton days.
Sources for this talk include oral history and news accounts from early issues of the Bluffton News.
Photos attached to this story will be explained in the talk.
