
Proceed north out of Bainbridge on Route 41. En route you will pass through Humbolt where Spout Sprint is located on the right. Just before crossing the bridge into Fruitdale, turn right onto
Upper Twin Road
and bear left on
Salem Road
. As you enter, you will go through the Buckskin
Concord
bridge, the only one left in
Ross
County
. In South Salem visit the old cemetery where Queen
Victoria
’s half sister is buried is nearby. From
South Salem
, take Lower Twin road to Route 50. Turn right and come back to Bainbridge through Bourneville. There you can stop and see the old stone calaboose behind the fire department and township building. The village drunks were confined there long ago. From Bourneville to Bainbridge you will travel through
Paint
Valley
. Note he the hills on either side as you drive along. You will also get quick glimpses of Paint Creek for which the valley is named. Stop at
Seip
Mound
State
Memorial and visit the impressive earthworks created by the mound builders. The mound was excavated in the 1920’s and the artifacts are housed at the
Ohio
State
Historical Society in
Columbus
. While here, look to the east and you will see
Copperas
Mountain
, a formation of layers of shale, from which exudes a copperas element. Upon returning to Bainbridge, for the golfer at heart, take SR41 north again and turn right on Tong Hollow Road to visit the very challenging Valley Vista Golf Course.
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