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Flatrock River crossing September 7, 2011 Flatrock River crossing Posted by Spokesrider at 12:47 am No Responses Henry County IN, Richmond IN base camp (August 27-29 2011) (August 27, continued.) In New Castle I found my way to the Dublin Pike and headed to the southeast on it, hoping to visit some sites along the National Road (old US 40) that Elijah Martindale had told about. I made a quick stop to take a look at the grassy hillside that [...] Full Story	Elijah Martindale and the rotten doctrines of Campbellism September 6, 2011 Elijah Martindale and the rotten doctrines of Campbellism Posted by Spokesrider at 8:24 am 2 Responses Henry County IN, Richmond IN base camp (August 27-29 2011) (August 27, continued) This was the only photo I took on the way between Markleville and New Castle. There were two reasons to make a stop in New Castle: 1) food, and 2) to get a photo of Elijah Martindale’s grave. I encountered Martindale when looking for information about War of 1812 settler forts in [...] Full Story	Circleville December 2, 2009 Circleville Posted by Spokesrider at 1:37 am No Responses Anderson base camp (September 2009), Henry County IN (Sep 28, cont.) There were no roads that would take me west through Summit Lake State Park, so I rode on US-36 for a few miles to get around it. The road had a decent shoulder, but it was nice to get back to quiet county roads. The one in the photo follows the boundary [...] Full Story
Honey Creek November 29, 2009 Honey Creek Posted by Spokesrider at 10:38 pm No Responses Anderson base camp (September 2009), Henry County IN (Sep 28, cont.) Honey Creek, Indiana is way too new a town. When I’m Spokesriding in this part of the world I like towns that were established no later than the 1820s or early 1830s. But I’m trying to overcome my bad habit of riding through these places without getting so much as a single [...] Full Story	Oblivious to valley connections November 27, 2009 Oblivious to valley connections Posted by Spokesrider at 10:30 pm 1 Response Anderson base camp (September 2009), Henry County IN (Sep 28, 2009) For this day’s ride, I started at Anderson (again) and ended up at Arba, near the Indiana-Ohio border. There was a brisk wind from the west, so I went east. After maybe 7 miles of flatland riding, I came to a place where the road dropped down into a little valley. At [...] Full Story	Not the Blue River Valley October 7, 2009 Not the Blue River Valley Posted by Spokesrider at 1:45 am No Responses Anderson base camp (September 2009), Henry County IN (Sunday September 27, cont.) At Luray, a small place with a name that lies a few miles south of Muncie, I stopped for a photo. I didn’t pay any attention to the words “Blue River Valley” on this church sign at the time. I was only trying to remember to get at least one photo [...] Full Story
The Painters of Henry County October 6, 2009 The Painters of Henry County Posted by Spokesrider at 1:10 am No Responses Henry County IN (Sunday September 27, continued) It was about noon when I had started on my ride. When I got to Middletown I was glad to see it was big enough to have a gas station and large convenience store. I grabbed a fresh eggroll and large cookie to go, then continued my ride looking for a [...] Full Story