Discovered this little place one day going to work. The entrance is located at N 41.12.630 W 081.26.986 Which is ONLY accesible on Hudson Drive and is the ONLY entrance by car. Watch your speed coming down Hudson Drive, the entrance is easy to pass and the Hudson's finest don't like speeders.
No caching at night here. Due to the heavy vandalism, Hudson Police patrol the area quite frequently at night and will promptly arrest trespassers.
A wooden monk stands vigil at the entrance to the cemetery, down where you park. It’s probably good karma to leave an offering with him.
The cemetery hill overlooks a small lake and private tree farm, which can be seen in the distance.
One of the strangest things found at this cemetery is a porch swing, tied to a tree. Since it faces the lake, one can guess that it was hung to provide visitors with a peaceful place to rest and reflect. And...To log your cache find!!
History lesson. This secluded cemetery and surrounding woods are all that remain of Little Ireland (or, "Metz"), located in Hudson, Ohio. O'Brien Cemetery was officially established in the 1880's, but was used for many burials prior to that time. It contains the graves of mostly Irish settlers, many of whom were residents of Little Ireland.
Little Ireland was one of the area's first communities, with its own sawmill, post office, school house, and general store. It also served as a stop for fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad.
The railroad tracks that lie a few yards west from the cemetery were once part of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad. The town's name was changed to Metz by railroad conductors, who wanted to use a shorter name when announcing the stops. The tracks are currently not in use. There are shrubs and trees growing through the rails.
For at least 70 years, the Irish community used the McCauley farm to bury their dead. According to the cemetery's memorial marker, it was officially established in 1881, when Edward and Harriet McCauley sold it to the O'Brien Cemetery Association for $1.
In total, approximately 175 persons are buried in O'Brien Cemetery, many with the following surnames: Sadler, O'Brien, Calkin McCauley, Galloway, Ritchie, Hibbard, Deacon, and Steel.
Unfortunately, due to massive vandalism and neglect, many of the gravestones have been lost or destroyed. Among the missing tombstones is that of Mary Deacon, who died in 1806 and is believed to be the first person buried here.
One stone marker here is the final resting place of Adam Steel, a Revolutionary War veteran and Irish immigrant. Steel had 2 wives and 10 children before he died on September 25, 1811 at the age of 67.
The original burial records were either lost or destroyed. The most complete records available come from cemetery transcriptions made in 1953 and 1971. Many of those graves have since been lost or destroyed due to vandalism.
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 Lunchtime Cache  Available year-round  Restricted hours  Accessible in Winter
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