GC102D7 A Respite at the Falls (Traditional Cache) in Massachusetts, United States created by Cigar Bubba

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Hidden : 1/2/2007

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This is a very easy cache in a very small park next to a beautiful waterfall. One of many created to help build America and the town of Canton in the late 1700's and on. There is a very small parking area right after the park with maybe room for two cars.

The cache is a 6X4X2.5" clear Lock n Lock container. The cache may not be snow friendly. The original cache contains a log book, a few stickers, a FTF award card, 5 Cigar Bubba pens, 2 Mini Decks of cards, 2 pkg. of Glow Sticks and a Bald Eagle/American Flag Pin. Beware of Muggles, steath would work well here.

"Massapoag Brook" flows down from Sharon and today has three ponds in its length from the Canton/Sharon town line to the Forge Pond. During the height of the textile industry in Canton, it was dammed in several additional places and had silk mills lining its banks.
As this stream flows out of Sharon, the first dam and mill pond is Mansfield Pond, which was formed in 1821 when Simeon Presbrey began the manufacture of twine and thread. Mr. Presbrey sold his business to Thomas Baker Vose, who in turn sold it to William Mansfield in 1849.
Mr. William Mansfield manufactured cotton twine and threads that were made into cotton blankets widely used during the Civil War. Shortly after the end of the war, the company was turned over to his son George, who began the manufacture of fishing lines.
George H. Mansfield and Company began producing some of the finest braided silk fishing line in the country as early as March of 1866. They used twisted silk that was braided into lines of various weights. These lines were dyed various colors and then coated to make waterproof. The process took up to six months for the line to reach it’s proper condition. The company made other lines that did not take as long to produce but did not have the waterproof quality. The Mansfield company expanded several times over the years and occupied many of the other mill buildings in the town. After they moved to a building in the Rising Sun complex on Pequit Street, their original factory stood empty and was finally demolished in June of 1952. It was replaced by a concrete block building which was occupied by Plyco Concrete Forms Company and is today home of Tibbetts Electric.
The next obstruction to the free flow of the water occurs at the dam at what is today Washington Street and forms Shepard’s Pond. The earliest known use of this privilege was for an iron forge and grist mill owned by Nathaniel Leonard. A mile marker carved by him in 1739 still stands near the water fall. The most notable owner of a mill here was General Richard Gridley, father of the Army Corps of Engineers. Gridley manufactured farm implements and ground grain until his death in 1796. His buildings were torn down in 1809. Over the years, other forges were erected and operated by Deacon Thomas Dunbar, James Bent, James Dunbar, and Adam Kinsley Jr. A new building was constructed on the west side of the street and occupied by the Canton Hardware Company from 1835 to 1838.
Today, a small park occupies the western side of the road at the base of the dam where Gridley had his mill. Directly across the street are several single family residences and some of the foundation of the once great mill.
Although Canton Hardware Co. was short lived, the area maintained the name of the Hardware, and the pond took on the name Shepard’s Pond which it still bears today.
These excerpts are taken from The Canton Bicentennial History Book. (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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A Respite at the Falls Traditional Cache

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