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Virtual CacheChadwick Stone

A cache by highgear     Hidden: 12/24/2002

Size: Size: Virtual (Virtual)     Difficulty: 1 out of 5     Terrain: 2 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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In Pennsylvania, United States

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This cache is a hand-carved tombstone and a piece of Cameron County history that is tucked away in these beautiful mountains! Important! To claim credit for this cache, e-mail me the date of his birth and/or death. Do not post the answers in the logs.

History of the Chadwick Stone

Charles Edward Chadwick is a very distant cousin of mine. His father, Jeremiah Chadwick, was a brother to my great grandmother to the fourth generation. Charles was born in the mid 1800’s. Most interesting about this headstone is that Charles cut and carved the stone with his own hands (except, of course, his date of death). Having loved the woods during his 76 years of life on this earth, Charles summed it up best by the poem that he carved on the stone:

Alone on a wooded hillside
Where winds of winter blow
Where the wild deer are stalking
Over crust and frozen snow
Where at eventide and sigh
And the whipporwill is singing
His shrill and lonesome cry
Where in sunshine or in shadow
Tall trees their vigils keep
With branches wavering o’er them
In his silent dreamless sleep


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Footnote: Charles came from a family of twelve. His older brother, Everal Verni Chadwick, was the second born of the Chadwick family. Everal was a veteran of the Civil War and served under General Thomas Leiper Kane in Company F of the Bucktail Regiment. The following is a story of Everal Verni better known as E.V. Chadwick:

E.V. Chadwick was a son of Jeremiah Chadwick. He was born in Smethport on the 26th day of May, 1843 and grew here to mankind. On the 31st day of December, 1861, he enlisted in Company F of the Bucktail Regiment and served under General Kane all through the war. He was wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, Virginia on June 30, 1862 and was shot through the body at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. He was laid up some time after this but finally recovered enough to return to the regiment. E.V. was mustered out of service on the 31st day of December, 1864. After being mustered out he returned to Smethport where he continued to reside until 1887 when he bought the hotel property lot at Larabee, belonging to Frank Vickery and built a hotel on it in which he was living at the time of his death. When the remains of E.V.’s uncle, Joel Otto, were brought back to Larabee on The gravel train E.V. assisted in getting them into his house and took charge of them until they left for Farmers Valley. He then went his house and aid down on a lounge. After lying there a few moments he remarked to his wife that he would go to bed. He did so, and had hardly laid down before he gasped a couple of times and breathed his last. E.V. Chadwick was a man of many noble impulses. If he was a friend to a man, he was a friend forever. He detested treachery and scorned deceit. He leaves troops of friends besides a wife, two daughters and a son, Dr. Burg Chadwick to mourn his sudden taking off. He was one of the charter members of McKean Post #347 but when he moved to Larabee he took his card for the purpose of joining the Eldred Post, but he had not done so at the date of his death. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Smethport on a Thursday at noontime under the services as laid down by the ritual of the grand Army of the Republic. Short services were held at Larabee conducted by Rev. Chandler. A large number of comrades and friends followed his remains to his grave.

I hope you enjoyed this bit of history as much as I enjoyed bringing it to you. Thanks for visiting the Chadwick Stone!

 


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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

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Abg lbhe glcvpny gbzofgbar, jurer V'z ohevrq vf pybfre gb urnira guna lbh ner!(Decrypted Hints)

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 October 30, 2009 by Froggy Frogger (318 found)
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 October 30, 2009 by Spyderzax (573 found)
Enjoyed the story behind this cache and also the peaceful area around here. A great cache to hit while in the area.

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 October 25, 2009 by Squirt Pearl Maggie (1114 found)
What a great place for a cache. Would never have known this hand made tombstone was here. What a beautiful fall day. TFTC

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 October 16, 2009 by jitell (146 found)
#138 - 3:20 - I am constantly amazed at how many interesting grave sites are scattered throughout the region. TFTC

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 October 16, 2009 by rthart (17 found)
Very interesting. TFTC

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Current Time: 2/9/2010 10:23:21 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (6:23 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 11/13/2009 6:39:30 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (2:39 AM GMT)
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