<< Text Pages >> Blue Bluff - Rock Outcrop in United States in Great Lakes Midwest
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Blue BluffCountry: United States Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Martinsville, IN Nearest Village: Centerton, IN
Latitude: 39.493500N Longitude: 86.397W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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bat400 visited on 1st Sep 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
The immediate area around it is heavy wood with a wide variety of native plants (one a rare species.) The plot is owned and protected by the Central Indiana Land Trust.
The bluff is visible for miles along the flood plane of the river. More importantly it's noteworthy as you travel the river - there are few bluffs in the area. It was used by the historic Delaware Indians and European settlers as a meeting place and general guide to the area. (As in "I'll meet you at Blue Bluff two months from now and we'll set up a hunting camp.") It is highly likely that the landmark was known to the prehistoric Mississippian cultures that had their villages in the area. More recently (turn of the last century) there was a tourist camp (complete with cabins, dance pavilion, and dining area) at the foot of the bluff for visitors wishing to fish and boat on the river. The buildings are now completely gone, washed away in floods.
Blue Bluff Road crosses the river just west of the exposed rock outcropping and turns further west and then south around the foot of the forested portion of the bluff. A small green sign is posted on the road opposite what used to be the direct access into the preserve. Public access is not available at this time due to safety concerns.
More at the Central Indiana Land Trust web site.
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