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Blountsville’s flowing well in Henry County

Ted Shideler 1 Comment
Read time: 7 min.

I’ve driven through Blountsville on US-35 a hundred times. After I got interested in artesian wells, the metal sign near the Stoney Creek Township fire station on the town’s western edge became relevant to me. “WARNING,” it screamed in red type. “DO NOT DRINK WATER.” Contrarian that I am, language like that usually compels me to take a big swig of water! After I saw the well for myself, though, I’m really glad I didn’t.

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Welcome to Stockport, Indiana. Population: ~5 (including you!)

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You would be forgiven for driving through Stockport, in northern Delaware County, without realizing it’s an actual “somewhere,” but there are hundreds if not thousands of tiny, forgotten communities across Indiana just like it. Today, Stockport’s nothing more than a couple of houses, but local boosters had big plans for the place around the turn of the twentieth century.

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