Stevens-Crawford House - CCHS Heritage Tour Traditional Geocache
Stevens-Crawford House - CCHS Heritage Tour
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The cache is located in a pleasant neighborhood in the Historic McLoughlin District of Oregon City. Bring your own writing stick. Please be careful not to step in the flower beds. Small lock-n-lock plastic container. BONUS: Inside the lid are the coordinates to a Mystery cache in the nearby Canemah District called "Canemah Cache Returns" GCPX57. As of today, the parking lot where GCXP57 exists is unavailable so you need to park in a valid parking spot and walk in
The geocoin challenge is over, but the cache remains! This cache was part of a series known as the 2012 Clackamas County Historical Society (CCHS) GEO-Heritage Tour. Welcome to the Stevens Crawford Heritage House Oregon City resident Mertie Stevens (1872-1968) lived in her family home for 60 years and left the fully furnished house to the Clackamas County Historical Society upon her death. The home contains items from a lifetime of preserving family possessions and collecting items from friends, neighbors and the region. This charming 1908 craftsman style house was built for Oregon City pioneers Harley Stevens Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Stevens Crawford. Harley Stevens (1843-1924) was just 15 in 1862 when he left his home in New York to cross the Oregon Trail as a member of the Emigrant Escort Service, created by Congress to protect westward travelers. Harley began working in 1870 for the Oregon & California Railroad as the first telegraph operator and the second depot agent in Oregon City. He married Mary Elizabeth in 1871. They had two children, Harley C., Jr., and Mertie. Mary Elizabeth (Crawford) Stevens (1850-1932) was the well-educated daughter of Medorem Crawford (1819-1891) who came west in 1842, with one of the first waves of immigrants on the Oregon Trail. Her father settled first in Oregon City and operated his own business transporting goods around the Willamette Falls. He also farmed along the Clackamas River and was a well-respected early member of the Provisional Legislature. Among his distinguished roles, he served as a U.S. customs agent and a captain assigned to the Emigrant Escort Service. Open Thurs-Sat 12 pm - 4 pm Last Tour 3:30 pm Http://clackamashistory.org Teletales: 503-342-3597 7# +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This cache was one of 10 Geocaches, 2 Earthcaches, 7 Passport Stamps and 11 Info sites in the 2012 Clackamas County Historical Society (CCHS) GEO-Heritage Tour. The tour combined exploration of local heritage sites with geocaching.
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