Amazing Grace, How sweet the Climb Traditional Geocache
Amazing Grace, How sweet the Climb
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Park near the storage shed, Parking Coordinates: N 42 41.217 – W 072 20.427. Bring water & a snack. WARNING: There is a large yellow jacket nest just behind the stairwell on the fire tower that is not totally obvious. DO NOT climb the tower.
This cache was released for “The Great Northern Tier Geocaching Tournament – North Quabbin Event” it is now available for any Geocachers who wishes to visit the cache after the event. Mount Grace State Forest Winchester Rd., Warwick 978 544-3939 At 1,625 feet, Mount Grace is the second highest elevation in Massachusetts, east of the Connecticut River. Recreation activities at the 1,458-acre State Forest include hiking, walking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and hunting (in season). Mount Grace is connected with a famous episode from the era of Colonial skirmishes against the Wompanoag Indians, known as King Phillip's War. In 1676, Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster (a town 40 miles to the east) was captured, along with her infant daughter Grace, by a band of King Phillip's warriors. On a march toward Canada the baby died, and it is said to have been buried by her mother's hands at the foot of the mountain that now bears her name. Park Directions Mount Grace State Forest is located in northern central Massachusetts. From the east or west: Take Rte. 2 to Rte. 2A east, then Rte. 78 north to Warwick. Look for park entrance on the left.
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