Infamous Battle Run Revisited Traditional Geocache
Infamous Battle Run Revisited
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A small cache in a nice little community park. A small lock and lock hidden off the ground. Please make sure to latch it closed when you're done.
A while back I had placed, and eventually archived The Infamous Battle Run. In my archival note I promised to replace the cache, but never did.
I've finally gotten back out here. The location is not too far from the old spot.
The cache is accessible from DAWN until DUSK every day except for July 4th. The town launches their fireworks not far from the cache, and it would be off limits for safety reasons.
The stream that the cache is hidden near is called the Battle Run. According to local history, the creek was named as such because of a small skirmish that happened here, outlined as follows...
in 1820 the frontier settlements of what is now Prospect and the surrounding townships became frightened by the possibility of attack by the Wyandot Indians. A group of settlers formed a horseback patrol called the "Light Horse Guards." They were stationed in Big Island and made frequent trips to the Prospect area. During one such trip the Guards stopped to water their horses at the Battle Run. One of the Light Horse Guards, named Morgan, got into a skirmish with an Indian who demanded Morgan's necktie. During the fight, Morgan grabbed the Indian's gun and hit him over the head. At that time a number of Indians came out of hiding and began to shoot at the settlers. Naturally, the Guards fled, and no one else was injured. The next day, the Light Horse Guards returned to find the Indians still in the area. The man that Morgan had hit was found with a blanket over his head over a hot pot of water. This method was used to cure many ailments. The Indian and Morgan agreed to terms of peace. Morgan was to give a cart-load of pumpkins to the Indian, and in return the Indian was to provide Morgan with a saddle of venison. Following that peace was returned to the settlement and the native villages of the area.
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