Along a mile stretch of Highway 228, just west of Crawfordsville, is a thick growth of young firs, beyond the bridge.
Go further, and on the right stand the few headstones of the Finley Cemetery. Travel on, and to your left comes the McKercher Park, a way station among some older trees.
Still further, on the left, appears a popular swimming hole which used to be called the Crawfordsville Dam. A large farm house that…