Nathaniel Thomas Mill Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/30/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache Hide #14

The History of The Town of Hanson gives two versions of how the Mill site came to be in the Thomas family. The first states that Col. Nathaniel Thomas, is surveying the lands of the Major's Purchase, early noted the possibilities of the mill site and was satisfied to receive 250 acres in payment for his services. The second indicated that col. Thomas purchased of the Indians a large tract in the vicinity. Regardless of how the land was acquired, the beavers had already built a partial dam in Plymouth county to the Indian Head Brook. This Col. Thomas completed om 1694-1695 and it was the first dam in Plymouth county to be used to provide power fr a water wheel. A saw mill was built shortly thereafter for Nathaniel's son, Isaac. In records of 1712 and 1716, the mill was called "Colonel's Old Mill." In 1722 it was recorded as Edward Thomas Mill. He was Isaac's son. It was in the Thomas family from 1695 until about 1829.

It was then sold to Benjamin Hobart of Abington who put in machinery for cutting tacks for the shoe industry. The mill was burned in 1835 but was rebuilt and continued making nails and tacks until 1848, when Nathaniel Cushing bought two-thirds of the building for a trunk factory; Ezra Phillips buying the other one-third to continue the tack business.

The mill was later sold to Henry Brigham of South Abington who made tacks there until it burned again in 1859. It was rebuilt and used and a saw mill by E. Phillips & Sons until about the turn of the century. Its later owners have been the Lot Phillips company of West Hanover who disposed of it in 1910 to the Wampatuck Cranberry Co. The present owners are the United Cape Cod Cranberry Company who have given the Hanson Conservation Commission a ninety-nine year lease and permission to construct a replica of an early mill on the site.

Quite a business center developed near the mill during the years. There was a grist mill built in 1737 across the road. The site og the Hanson Town Hall was a general store. Across the road near the corner of Winter Street was a blacksmith's shop, owned by one of the Thomas'; and nearby on Liberty Street was a shoe shop.
>>Excerpts from History of The Town of Hanson

On your way to GZ, you will noticed the history above and more additional information posted on the mill itself. Please feel free to take the time to read further on.

And as always, please respect the property.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jngpu bhg sbe fcvqre jrof!

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)


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