We've probably all driven down Tom Fett Rd. Have you ever wondered who Tom was? The Icon wonders why this road includes a first name and not just a last name, like so many others. The answer to the first question is provided by BlufftonForever.com, which provides this introduction to the topic:
Many country roads in Richland Township have familiar local family names. These include Augsburger, Bixel, Bentley, Grismore, Huber, Lugabill, Phillips, Shifferly, Snider and Zurflugh. One township road with two names, Tom Fett Road, is also among those. To discover how Tom Fett Road was named read the story in Swiss Connections at https://www.blufftonforever.com/post/thomas-and-catherine-hilti-fett
Bluffton Icon founder Fred Steiner has a story about Forgotten Bluffton that reveals the Diller country school at 7370 Grismore Road had some exceptional graduates.
"The Diller country school in northwest Richland Township had two rooms, which was unusual for country schools. But, it was most famous for the fact that from six to 10 of its graduates entered the medical profession."
This photo could easily be one of Bluffton’s top 10 mysterious locations. This doorway no longer exists and you have to be in your seventh, eighth or older decade to recognize its location. It was once the entrance to a cave used by a brewery near Thurman and Washington streets. The story is at www.blufftonforever.com/post/one-of-bluffton-s-most-mysterious-locations
The Icon dipped into www.BlufftonForever.com in search of Christmas-themed content and discovered that Santa once lived in Bluffton:
"Lazarus 'Lotzy' Basinger, (also known as Santa Claus) [was] a familiar face in the Bluffton crowd over his 90-year life span. Here is his story pieced together by the Bluffton Forever staff.
According to Ancestry.com, the name Luginbuhl has its roots in South German (Luginbühl) as a topographic name meaning 'to watch or (lie in) wait' + bühel 'hillock.'
If you are or know a Bluffton and Pandora-area Luginbuhl, check out ForeverBluffton.com for an account of the family tree of Bluffton-Pandora Swiss pioneers Christian John and Katherine Steiner Luginbuhl.
Three books with Bluffton themes are on sale--providing a special holiday gift buying opportunity. The books are edited by local author Fred Steiner and have been featured in the Bluffton Icon.
• Bluffton Anthology – A Creek Runs Through It, essays on a small Ohio town
• The Bluffton We Never Knew – Photographs from our first half century – 1861-1911
• A Good Place To Miss – Bluffton Stories 1900-1975
Bluffton Anthology is available in seven Bluffton businesses while supplies last:
