In 1901, Fred Redinger, one of the original settlers in the Ridgeway area, started digging a well on his farm 4 ½ miles northwest of Ridgeway. He had dug down about 75 to 78 feet when he started finding pieces of perfectly preserved wood, stones, and a feather encased in clay. He figured out that he had hit what had been the bottom of a lake many years before. He found a great supply of water there and had one of the best wells in the county. (“Darlington Record”, Thu, Oct 31, 1901, Page 4).
