“INDIANA SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
built by Hoosier Pioneers. In just a year and a half, the quest has
grown to over three hundred caches hidden in twenty-seven Indiana
counties, and two Ohio counties, and the hiders have grown to
seventeen cacher teams, most of which of which are comprised of
Dogs and their Humans. Over 975 cacher
teams have logged over 11,700 finds. The most ambitious of many
cache machines found 102 ISQ caches in a single day (daylight hours
only).
(Photos by WilliamsFamGC)
INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST
#447
"A Nutter
ISQ"
Welcome to Barnett
Cemetery, located in Ervin Township, Howard County, Russiaville,
Indiana. Also known as Ervin Township Cemetery, there are burials
here dating back to 1841, and as recent as 2005.
Barnett Cemetery has most of its older headstones along 700W, and
there is a large, open area on the north end of the cemetery that
appears to be available for new burials. Take a few minutes to
enjoy the stones as you walk to the back of the cemetery towards
the cache.
This is the first time that I remember seeing two wives'
information being listed on a single headstone. Emeline died at age
28 in 1855, and Caroline died in 1858 at age 24.
I was intrigued by this stone, which seems to be a memorial stone
(cenotaph) rather than a gravestone. "Shirley H. Foy, whose dear
body lies in the China Sea. Greater love hath no man than this that
he give his life."
FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE NIGHT CACHING WILL BE DELETED
WITHOUT NOTICE!
The cache container is
a camo-taped waterproof match container, and it contains only
a log. Please replace the cache so that it as at least as
well concealed as it was when you found it.
The cache is not located near a grave... If you find a fallen US
flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be
respectful, and cache in, trash out. Say a prayer for our brave
troops, fighting overseas. God Bless America!
"Indiana Spirit
Quest" is brought to you by the following fellows of
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Quest
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