Give ‘Em All Three Barrels
Located in Shafer Park in Boonsboro, this exercise focuses on a locally cast Revolutionary War cannon. Gleaning specific numbers from the small bronze plaque and plugging them into new coordinates will hopefully lead to a find and smiley.
Mount Aetna Cannon
The cache is a micro containd within a larger host. The trek to the cache within the Park is just short of 0.3 mi.
Final coordinates are: N 39* 30. A - B - C ; W 077* 39. D - E – F
At the cannon is a bronze plaque.
- This monument was Dedicated on July A, 19CB.
- It was Rededicated on July D, 199E.
- F is the number of letters in the first name of the Boonsboro Mayor.
Please feel free to check out the nearby markers and time capsule. Should you be wondering about “All Three Barrels,” there is a WW II naval anti-aircraft battery in the grassy area adjacent. It has two barrels. Voila!