I have read with great interest the correspondence on Dutch Ridge. I believe that in the early 1960s, I lived in the house of which you speak. It was a remodeled, 2-story farmhouse on the west side of Old Auburn Road, just south of Chapman Road. It was owned by a family named Jordan, and had been previously owned by a family named Parrot. From my second floor apartment window, I could see the Church and school and cemetery. If I remember correctly, the school had already been converted to living quarters, but the church was empty, and the cemetery in not too good of condition. There was quite a bit of acreage with the house, and before I moved away, they had dug a lake some distance behind the house, and had plans to sub-divide and sell houses there. If the house on the east side of Auburn road had slave tunnels, I never heard about it. I don't believe there was a river directly behind it, but there was a creek. It has been many years since I have been in the area (I now live in Las Vegas) but it was without a doubt one of the most beautiful areas in all of Indiana, especially in the fall. Wish I could give you more history. Diane _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Karen and Diane, I had the opportunity to drive past the farm house yesterday! Although it was a quick pass, I was in a hurry, and had a car behind me (of course!). It appears that the house Diane mentioned MAY be the home you are looking for! The name Jordan was on the mailbox. The home appears well kept. It was located about a 1/2 mile (give or take) south of the church. Coming from the south, the farm is on "the level plain." A short distance north of the farm, the landscape starts to "drop" into the "canyon or valley". As the valley starts to level, there is a small lake with a small housing addition, probably built in the 1970's. A short distance is the church with the cemetery across the road. If the farm plot of 69 acres was rectangular shaped (long and narrow), with the long side running along Auburn Rd., it well could be the home you are looking for, if the house was located in the south east corner of the property. If it was square shaped, it may be too far away. (My father in law has a square shaped farm of 70 acres, so I am basing judgement on that!) Does the plot map by chance show a "ridge, hill, or valley"? Does it show the intersection south of the home? There is a "T" road, with Auburn Rd running north/south, and running west is another road, Hollopeter Rd I believe. Judging from your map, where would you place the home, half way, more, less, between Chapman & Hollopeter? You haven't mentioned the south property line. If there are TWO farms of approx. 70 acres each, south of Chapman Rd., rectangular in shape with the narrow sides running along Auburn Rd, it might not be. Diane is correct about the area being very beautiful, especially in the fall, and on hot summer days! Chapman Rd and Cedar Canyon Rd, (a little further south on Auburn Rd.) are heavily wooded areas in the Cedar Creek Valley ( I don't know if that is what is really called), with steep hills, and narrow, winding roads, very cool in the summer! It is like taking a step back in time when driving through the area! Very peaceful and relaxing! Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "diane miller" <dimilr957@hotmail.com> To: <INALLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:21 AM Subject: [INALLEN-L] Dutch Ridge Cemetery > I have read with great interest the correspondence on Dutch Ridge. I > believe that in the early 1960s, I lived in the house of which you speak. > It was a remodeled, 2-story farmhouse on the west side of Old Auburn Road, > just south of Chapman Road. It was owned by a family named Jordan, and had > been previously owned by a family named Parrot. From my second floor > apartment window, I could see the Church and school and cemetery. If I > remember correctly, the school had already been converted to living > quarters, but the church was empty, and the cemetery in not too good of > condition. There was quite a bit of acreage with the house, and before I > moved away, they had dug a lake some distance behind the house, and had > plans to sub-divide and sell houses there. If the house on the east side of > Auburn road had slave tunnels, I never heard about it. I don't believe > there was a river directly behind it, but there was a creek. It has been > many years since I have been in the area (I now live in Las Vegas) but it > was without a doubt one of the most beautiful areas in all of Indiana, > especially in the fall. Wish I could give you more history. Diane