Nathaniel, not Earp Traditional Geocache

Located at Wyatt Cemetery outside of Waldo on Brundage Rd. This should be an easy find in a historic area.

Take the driveway at 7262 Brundage Road

A smallish cache with little room for trade items

Wyatt Cemetery is near the site of the former Fort Morrow. In 1810, Nathaniel Wyatt built a tavern along the Harrison Military Road which ran near the present day US RT 23. This served as a resting place for travelers going to and from Lake Erie. Because of tensions in the area, a man named Captain Taylor directed the building of a picket enclosure around the tavern. The new Fort Morrow served to protect the establishment as well as to function as a sanctuary for local settlers in case of Indian attack. Although several scares brought families to its protective cover, no actual attacks were recorded. Both Nathaniel Wyatt, and Nathaniel Brundage are buried here, along with their families. The two were the first white settlers of Marion County. Also in the cemetery are thirteen unknown soldiers of the War of 1812, along with veterans of several wars.

The area also provides a scenic view of the Whetstone River...also known as the Olentangy River due to it being misnamed in 1833 by a legislative act that was attempting to restore Native American names to certain rivers in the state. The word Olentangy means "River of Red Face Paint." and actually belonged to Big Darby Creek, where the Wyandots got their red face paint. The Olentangy River should have been named the Whetstone River. The literal translation of the Delaware Indian name for the Olentangy River - "Kiin ansh ikan Siipu nk" is "Sharp/More and More/Tool/River," or more precisely Whetstone.