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Marriage Tree Micro Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 5/22/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is at the Maryland-Virginia line and is accessible to both Northbound and Southbound cachers.

TRUCKERS: This is a very short walk from a popular Northbound fueling stop with parking.

It contains only a log, so bring a pen or pencil.

The cache is near an 1883 MD-VA Boundry stone (Benchmark HU1835). Prior to the survey that established this stone the Maryland-Virginia line was marked by large trees. Virginia's restrictions on marriage were much stricter than Maryland's, so Virginia couples would come--some by horse and carriage--to be married under these trees, which came to be known as Marriage Trees. There is a Historic Marker (waypoint included) commemorating this in the Maryland Welcome Center just North of here.


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