Cache at the Lake formally known as Kitville Pond Multi-cache
Cache at the Lake formally known as Kitville Pond
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This multicache is located at the lake formally known as Kitville
Pond. It is a nice and easy walk with wonderful views. The 3rd part
of this cache is a bonus and is not required to log your
find.
For those of you who participating in the Great Grafton
Geocache,this a regular cache, the coordinates in your handouts is
the location of the final cache. However, if you If you did not
attend the Great Grafton Geocache this is a 3 part multi with a
twist. You are only required to find part 2 to get credit for this
cache.
Part 1 is a camouflaged 35mm film container part 2 is a your
standard tupperware type container
Kitville was on the border of Hassanamisco, and was close by to the
last settlement of the Nipmuc Tribe and the battlefield of Keith
Hill, where the Battle of Kieth Hill was fought between the British
and the Nipmuc Indians.
Kitville no longer exists but was found on the 1831 Map and Topo
maps. Hassanamisco later became Grafton.
Kitville Pond was one of 2 sources ice for the town of Grafton. The
other was lake Ripple and then was distributed at Whitney's Place
in the Farm District of Grafton.
It is current the Grafton Town beach with swimming and boating.
During the summer months Parking at the beach is restricted by
permit, those without town permits will have to pay for
parking.
However, there are pull offs along Rte 140-Upton Road, Please be
careful if you decide to do this as this is a very busy road.
Appropriate parking for those without permit is a right of way off
of Nantucket Place.
Kitville received its name because early shoe-making tools - called
"kits" - were manufactured there. and was likely used at the
Forbush Shoe Company of Grafton
Today the optional 3rd part (does not exist and will be available
in the future) will be a container that contain “kits”
that can be used to create new Geocaches. In these ziploc
“kits” should contain items that are needed to create a
new cache (i.e logbook and pencil/pen, micro/mini cache containers
and log, swag kit, etc.)
If you are looking to place a new cache, Please feel free pickup a
kit. If you are not and would like to contribute a kit, please drop
off your kit.
To find this optional bonus, find the value of x. which can be
found on the cache container at part 2.
To get the coordinates of the optional bonus:
add 0.0xx to the Latitude coordinates
add 0.00x to the Longitude coordinates
Please replace containers at all locations exactly the way you find
it including appropriate camouflage.
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)