Dutch Ridge Historic District

Cedar Creek Canyon, also called simply Cedar Canyon, is a topographical feature located in Allen County, Indiana, United States. It is a very straight, narrow gorge about 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) deep that contains part of the lower segment of Cedar Creek, the largest tributary of the St. Joseph River. The canyon originated at the end of the last ice age as a tunnel valley, a channel under the Erie Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier that discharged meltwater under considerable pressure into the ancestral Eel River, a tributary of the Wabash River. Cutting through the north limb of the Wabash Moraine, a debris deposit left by the retreating ice, the discharge left a large outwash fan that blocked the Eel, diverting its upper portion into the canyon in a classic example of stream piracy that formed today's Cedar Creek. This was part of a general drainage reversal that occurred in northeastern Indiana as the Maumee River opened and captured drainage that was previously part of the watershed of the Wabash. While the lower Eel remained a tributary of the Wabash, 175,000 acres (710 km2) that it formerly drained became part of the Maumee watershed. The flow reversal in lower Cedar Creek was probably accelerated by the downcutting of the St. Joseph River, which increased the velocity of its tributaries, causing them to erode toward their headwaters (headward erosion). One of these tributaries east of the tunnel valley probably became the downstream portion of Cedar Creek, later capturing flow from the valley itself and then, finally, the entire upstream segment of the ancestral Eel. Today's Cedar Creek Canyon is a picturesque, forested area just north of Fort Wayne that includes both upland and floodplain environments. The portion of Cedar Creek that flows through it, from river mile 13.7 to the creek's confluence with the St. Joseph, is officially designated as an "Outstanding State Resource Water" and is one of four streams in Indiana's Natural, Scenic and Recreational Rivers system. The Vandolah Nature Preserve, owned by ACRES Land Trust, Inc., includes parts of the canyon. The nearby Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve has terrain features similar to the canyon, as it contains a relatively large tributary of the Cedar Creek. The river has several Geocaches along the banks.

William Cornell Homestead is a historic home located in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana. The house was built about 1863, and is a two-story, L-shaped brick dwelling topped by an octagonal cupola. It features arched and porthole windows and sits on a cut fieldstone foundation.: 2  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Cedar Shores is an unincorporated community in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Little Cedar Creek is a stream in Noble County, Indiana, in the United States.

Perry Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,158, up from 18,170 in 2000.

New Era is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana, in the United States.

Fisher West Farm is a historic home and farm located in Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1860, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It consists of a two-story, main block topped by a low hipped roof and belvedere; a two-story hip roofed wing; and one story gabled kitchen wing. It features a full-width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing gabled rectangular bank barn and shed-roofed pump house.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Hursh Road Bridge (Bridge No. 38) was a historic Whipple truss bridge spanning Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Allen County, Indiana. It was built in 1879 by the Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was a 120 foot long, 16 feet wide ornate iron bridge.: 2–3 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and delisted in 1993.

Butler Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,691 and it contained 679 housing units.

Saint Johns is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

Royville is an unincorporated town in Perry Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

The Hoosier Air Museum was an aviation museum located at the DeKalb County Airport in Auburn, Indiana.