“INDIANA SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
built by Hoosier Pioneers. In just a year and a half, the quest has
grown to over four hundred caches hidden in forty Indiana counties,
and Ohio and Michigan, and the hiders have grown to over twenty
cacher teams, most of which are comprised of Dogs and their
Humans. Over 750 cacher teams have logged
over 8,900 finds. One cache machine found 102 ISQ caches in a
single day (daylight hours only).
(Photos by Team Itchy & Scratchy)
INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST
#416
"Lone Tree Hill"
Sugar Grove Cemetery is
in Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana between Hagerstown, Economy
and Greens Fork. In 1849 John Brown gave and deeded a part of his
land to be used for a United Church of the Brethern church and
presumably, a cemetery. No burial plots were laid out. It was a
public burying ground. Anyone who wished, could bury deceased loved
ones there, and did...at no charge.
In 1889, the Church of the United
Brethern in Christ was split on a national scale, into two
denominations, each of which had a church building (a few yards
apart at Sugar Grove.) In January 1942, one of the buildings burned
to the ground, and the two congregations, weary of the bickering
and mistrust of the last 50 years, determined to put an end to it.
Each resolutely withdrew from its respective denomination, and
together formed and organized the Sugar Grove Community
Church.
We’ve noticed a trend for
veteran’s graves, other than major military figures, most
have very modest or nondescript markers. Often the only identifying
feature is simply a DAR, GAR or similar stake or the standard
bronze plaque. This cemetery had several unique military monuments
and a unique style WWII stake marker we hadn’t seen before.
Among the veterans buried here are John Finch who served in Co. C,
36th regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Clyde M. Franklin
who served in Battallion B of the 70th F.A., A.W. (Jack) Young who
was a PFC in World War II, and Henry Veal of Company E, 69th
Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Henry was taken prisoner in
Richmond, Kentucky and after a prisoner exchange continued to take
part in the battles of Haines Bluff, Arkansas Post,
Thompson’s Hill, Grand Gulf and
Raymond.
August 26, 2007: Drove by this
cemetery and noticed something was missing. Guess this one should
now be called "No Tree Hill!" Sure glad we didn't hide the cache in
that grand old tree.
Proximitiy makes for some odd
combos
HandiCaching.com rating: H12213
The cache is a small micro
container with a log, bring your own pen. It is hidden away from
graves. Please leave the cache exactly as you found
it.
As always, no ISQ searching after
dusk, and cache in, trash out.
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