Our First Traditional Cache
MadMin: I received an email from the property owner nearest to this cache asking for the container to be relocated or removed as too many geocachers are crossing his private property after finding this cache.
I'm archiving the cache to keep it off the map for now. Once the cache has been relocated, please let me know in an email with the GC# and I'll re-review and hopefully unarchive.
If you are not interested in relocating the cache, please remove the cache container at your earliest and safest convenience.
Thanks!
Jenn
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The Cache is a small lock & lock
This is our first place cache, so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
It has been placed in honor of our first Grandchild.
The location has an interesting vista, some strange trees, and a historical site.
Here is some information from the Trustees of the Reservation site.
Property Description 10 acres | Established 1898
Governor Thomas Hutchinson was the last Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in Boston in 1711 and educated at Harvard He was a prominent conservative, powerful and devoutly loyal to the British Crown. His over royalist leanings made him the object of public ridicule in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. He found himself at great odds with the radical revolutionaries (soon to be patriots) of the day, namely Samuel Adams who, with others, mockingly dubbed him "Tommy Skin-and-Bones" Hutchinson presumably because of his gaunt appearance.
In 1743, he built for his family a modest country estate on Milton Hill to escape the city. Hutchinson commissioned Sir Francis Bernard to design his house and gardens. All that remains of the estate today is the field and a "ha-ha" which formed the western boundary of the formal garden; located next to St. Michael's Church on Randolph Street in Milton, the "ha-ha" is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1774, shortly after the Boston Tea Party, Governor Hutchinson went into exile in England where he died in 1780. Following his departure from Massachusetts, his property and effects were sold at auction. Today his writing desk can be seen at the Milton Public Library. The house was later owned by James Warren whose wife was Mercy Otis Warren, a brave polemist whose satiric sketches and accounts of the Revolutionary War were circulated throughout the colonies. The house was razed in 1946.
This hilltop meadow offers views of the Neponset river, its tidal salt marshes, the Boston skyline, and the Boston Harbor Islands. Governor Hutchinson's Field is located next to The Trustees' Pierce Reservation, a 4-acre parcel of grassy slopes that run down to the tidal salt marshes that border the Neponset River. To access Pierce Reservation, walk down the hill of open fields and bear right. The Pierce Reservation sits behind a private residence at 224 Adams Street; please respect the privacy of our neighbor.
Trails
A quarter-mile trail runs along the embankment of the Neponset River. Easy walking.
Property Acquisition History
Original acreage a gift of John M. Forbes and Mrs. Mary F. Cunningham in 1898. Additional land purchased in 1898. Endowment given by Mrs. Cunningham in 1898 and by Jessie B. Cox Charitable Trust in 1983.
Cache contains, a log book, pencil, pencil sharpener, $5 for FTF, 5$ for STF, a light Dolphin, eyeglass repair kit, pins, and mini cars.
Have fun! Mike and Sharon
Additional Hints
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