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Sorry to say, they are no longer in business… but the building housing them still exists By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com Here’s a familiar Bluffton Main Street business block of three stores in an undated late-1880, early 1890-era photo. Check several photo enlargements of this scene at the bottom of this feature. The time frame is based upon: • Main Street is not yet
By Paula Scott Why should we retell the story of the 1933 robbery of the Citizens National Bank by the John Dillinger gang? Does it glorify a vicious criminal? That certainly wasn’t the effect of the Saturday, August 12 observation of Bluffton History Day that drew some 180 people to the corner of Main and Church streets. Bluffton historian and Icon founder Fred Steiner told
The Village of Bluffton took a trip back in time on Saturday, to when a famous gangster visited their town in the middle of a crime spree. During Bluffton History
Tine McGriff and Forest Mumma had over 100 customers By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com What might you find if you stepped into a Bluffton barbershop at the turn of an earlier century? Thanks to a recently discovered photo of the Tine McGriff Barbershop on Bluffton’s Main Street in 1903, several photo enlargements provide an excellent look inside this business of 120
Don’t touch that dial! Don’t leave town this weekend without first considering your Bluffton options including a street fair celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. John’s UCC and the introduction of Bluffton History Day. THURSDAY-SATURDAY Lincoln Highway Buy Way Yard Sales, see Classifieds for local sales and http://www.historicbyway.com/ FRIDAY 7:00-10:00 p.m. Smeared