Here are two rare photos of the floating swimming pool in the Buckeye quarry. These photos was taken in 1944, during a Lions Club picnic, following a removation of the pool area by the club.
For people who can visualize the location, this is east end (Main Street side) of the Buckeye.
Children of Abraham and Mary Ann Kohler Hochstettler Steiner. Seated from left, Paul A. Steiner, Susan Hochstettler Diller and Noah F. Steiner.
Standing from left, Lydia Rupp, Samuel W. Steiner, Mary Ann Lugibill Sumney and Jacob W. Steiner. Not in this photo are Jonathan and Elizabeth Steiner.
This family lived west of Ebenezer Mennonite Church on Grove Road one-quarter mile east of the Hilty school.
Icon viewers, please help us with a few first names. From left Freeman Basinger, Dave Lugibihl, _______Zimmerman, Ken Krautter, Raymond Powell, _______Unruh, ________Williams and Keith Brauen.
Here's members of the Bluffton High School student senate during the 1966-67 school year.
Front from left, Karen Rodabaugh, Cindee Stratton, Saun Hanthorn, Lee Ann Bender, Gloria Lora and Mary Lehman.
Standing from left, Erika Gellert, Judy Suter, Devon Bucher, Barb Martz, Ken Ehrman, Rick Emmert, Kevin Gratz, Jim Ehrman, Henry Burkhoolder and Bob Steiner.
This is Stepleton's pool hall, or Sam's Lunch, on North Main Street, Bluffton. On the left is Denver "Demps" Augsburger. On the right is Sam Stepleton, proprietor.
The photo was taken Sept. 10, 1940. Denver Augsburger eventually was a parter in the business as it was known later as Charlie and Demps and later, Demps and Stoney. It eventually became Stoney's and was located near the location of Luke's Bar and Grill.
Note the token, inserted on the bottom left, for Sam's Lunch, Bluffton, Ohio. This token was spotted recently on e-Bay.
