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CM unknowlngly stumbled upon Downtown Putman County!

But, as the old saying goes, 'Chance favors the Blind Hog Looking for an Acorn," luck brought partial answer to one bucket list Riddle of the Ages, 'where exactly, is Putman County?'' as Dawn Baker sends as much clarification as an Outsider can handle: Chimney in photo commemorates the Cleve Burton Homeplace; it is just above famed Blue Hole on Sulphur Creek. Boundaries of Putman, clear to its justifiably proud citizens, will always be a mystery to Outsiders. -ED

By Dawn Baker

The picture is also part of our Ridgeview Farm.

The land on which that chimney stands is known as the Cleve Burton homeplace (Noah Burton heirs).

My grandfather, Welby O. Bryant, bought this in 1943 when it became an extension of our farm.

Below the chimney, in Sulphur Creek, is the famous "Blue Hole" where all citizens of Putman County learned to swim, congregate, and be mischievous.

Yes, Ed, you have found downtown Putman County. Boundaries will always remain a mystery only to outsiders. Dawn Baker, lifelong citizen of "Putman County".

Comments re photo 43795 Scenic Adair Co KY Is this storied Putman Co




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Scenic Adair Co., KY: Is this storied Putman Co.?



2012-02-13 - Grassy Springs Road at Allen Schoolhouse Road, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Is this part of storied Putman County Adair County's "county-within-a-county," or not. Couldn't tell whose place it is, it's across from The Baker's beautiful Ridgeview Farm, but I was intrigued by the sentinel chimney left standing like a monument, the cattle grazing, and the bird soaring overhead. It does somewhat fit what I learned at the feet of Dr. W.K. Neat, who told me, "You'll know Putman County when you see it. It just greens out before your eyes." This place is within the general area he described, but I'm as good on geography as a person who is truly educated, a truck driver with a CDL (wish I had one), who ranks a PhD in the subject, any day - so I couldn't be sure. Any enlightenment will be appreciated. In my defense, the government has failed us by not putting proper signage up, so Putman County, remains a state of mind.-EW. Click on Readmore for Real Clear Clarification by Dawn Baker.
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