GC5CJXT FSC-2014 Weldin Plantation (Traditional Cache) in Delaware, United States created by DE Geocaching adopted by oboegary & delaware hiker

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oboegary & delaware hiker: Time to retire this one. Thanks to all the finders.

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A cache by DE Geocaching adopted by oboegary & delaware hiker Message this owner

Hidden : 9/26/2014

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache was originally placed for the the First State Challenge 2014 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers! Although the challenge has ended, this cache is still available to be found!!

FSC-2014 Weldin Plantation
Cache Details:
Cache is a small lock ‘n lock. First to find prize is a replica (donated by the park) of a George Washington commemorative button unearthed during the archeological excavation. The original was retained by the State of Delaware.

The cache is in a Delaware State Park. If you don’t have a park sticker, payment envelopes are available in the parking lots for the $4 (DE) or $8 (out of state) fee March through November

Description:
It is believed that the first inhabitants of this property were Israel Peterson and his family. Later, the farm was sold, and it was rented to tenant farmers who cultivated the land. After several generations of tenancy, the farm was purchased by Jacob Weldin in the 1860s. He decided to live here and run the farm. Mr. Weldin built many new farm buildings and probably put a big addition on his house. The original house on the site was built in the he early 1700s, but all of the other foundations we can see were built by Mr. Weldin and his family. They successfully turned the farm into a large commercial dairy operation.

< In 2003, archeologists began a study of this location in preparation for the DELDOT road reconfiguration. By looking at the foundations that still exist, we can imagine what the farm looked like when it was in its heyday and bustling with activity! Artifacts excavated from this study have given clues about how the site's occupants conducted their lives for the past 288 years.