It may be too dangerous to make a full stop, but if traffic permits, slow down enough and peer into the first clump of trees.   You will see the very sorry remains of the Correll One-Room School.  

 

It is only being held up by the trees that have grown into it and against the walls.   A full third of the floor is gone, there is a gaping hole in roof and an entire section of wall, around the south rear window, is gone along with the window, which seems to be a new "doorway".

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Unfortunately, there are few if any safe places to stop as you travel up Silver Spring Blvd - but there are many interesting things to see.

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I will try to describe them here so that you can read about them ahead of time and know what you are slowing down to view.

 

 Most of these items are on your left.

You will notice several large ponds.  These are formed from underground springs and Chapple Creek - which flows south on the left side of the road.  Years ago, farmers dug out areas to create these ponds - not for recreational purposes but for their cattle to drink from.

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While these ponds have a very natural look, you will notice a prominent and quite unnatural mound on your left - this is a septic mound.  Waste water from our homes requires treatment, but the septic treatment process requires that water "seep" into the ground at a certain rate to assure its proper disposal.  When the surrounding ground doesn't meet the requirement, a mound is the answer.  If you are a local, you don't even notice them, but if you are new to the area they "jump" out at you as being strange.  But it is just a method of keeping our environment clean and safe.

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You may wish to note the very interesting and beautiful homes as you move along - I am especially pleased by the stone houses. You may wonder why people would build their homes so close to the road.  Today, zoning requirements force homes to be built far back from the road - for the benefit of the residents.   But a hundred years ago, traffic was infrequent and fairly quiet - horses pulling a wagon.  Being close to the road was beneficial - it made it easy to access transportation, and easy to load and unload your goods - crops, milk and such.

You will pass under the high voltage transmission line that you now know so much more about than when you began this tour...lol

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Shortly, you will reach Kingswood Lakes Community - a private development association.  All the private roads of the development have names relating to royalty, such as Duke Lane, Earl Lane & Bishop Lane.

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This may not be very entertaining to you, but the Rhubarb For Sale sign reminds me of a time long ago.

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The Sweet Corn sign on your right is not about nostalgia - it is about treating yourself to the best corn on this planet - stop by and buy a dozen from Jeff.  As you drive past, you may see his cows grazing just past his driveway.

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Continue driving north on Silver Spring Blvd.