GC35JY7 A Cup of Tree (Traditional Cache) in Massachusetts, United States created by Cachingrox

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GC35JY7 ▼

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Hidden : 10/8/2011

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Parking is by the Highland Cemetery New Part (Annex) on Fowlers Lane (not to be confused with the main Highland Cemetery on Town Farm Road). Small Clear lock n lock container. Somewhat off a trail running from the "Old Greek Cemetery" on Fowlers Lane up to Boone Park atop Town Hill. (Please note: use caution during hunting season.)

Cache is just a bit off a dog friendly trail that follows small stream up to top of hill and Boone Park. The trails are maintained by the Essex County Trail Association (visit link) . You'll need snow shoes in the winter. These trails are lovely but under appreciated. We have spotted an owl, a hawk, and of course deer. A beautiful old stone wall parallels the path and stream. Look for a small clear blue and white Lock N Lock container.

The Highland Cemetery Annex is a small clearing in the Woods with a rich history. An Historical Marker explains that the cemetery is known "by locals as the Polish Cemetery, the Immigrant Cemetery, and the TB Cemetery". "This small burying ground" the Marker continues "was in use during the first half of the 20th cemetery, beginning in 1913. More than 100 children and 200 adults, many of them members of immigrant families who came to work in the [Ipswich] mills, are buried here, including Nicoletta Pantelopoulou, the young Greek woman killed in the 1913 mill worker strike."

In Ipswich Historical Society's "Images of America: Ipswich", William M. Varrell recounts that on June 5, 1913, also known as "Bloody Tuesday" violence broke out as union organizers attempted to prolong a strike at the Ipswich Mills. After Pantelopoulou was killed, police from surrounding towns had to be called in to restore order.

After walking through this historic cemetery, continue onto the small path on the opposite side and into land owned by the Town of Ipswich. After crossing under the power lines, look for a small path leading gently uphill along a stream. After finding the cache, you may want to continue up the path to Rev. Daniel Boone Park located at the top of the hill. There you will find a quiet pond with a small path around it. Another geocache (LCDC's 2nd Cache) is near the pond.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gerr jvgu "phc" va vg.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)