MCFARLAND HOUSE Traditional Cache
DOUBLEDOGHUNTER: Its run its course.
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THIS IS MY FIRST HISTORICAL CACHE. I HAVE PASSED THIS SITE MANY TIMES ON MY WAY TO CADIZ AND ALWAYS MEANT TO STOP. I FINALLY DID. IT IS A VERY INTERESTING MONUMENT.
WILLIAM MCFARLAND'S HOME STOOD NEAR THE SPOT OF THIS MONUMENT FROM 1831 UNTIL 1958. THE MONUMENT ITSELF IS CONSTRUCTED USING MATERIALS FROM THE HOUSE.
WILLIAM BOUGHT THIS FARM FROM JOSEPH HUFF WHOSE LAND PATENT HAD BEEN SIGNED SEPTEMBER 10, 1806 BY THOMAS JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WILLIAM WAS BORN FEBRUARY 2, 1794 IN IRELAND. HE WAS NATURALIZED AS A U.S. CITIZEN AT ST. CLAIRSVILLE OHIO ON AUGUST 11, 1817. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH HENDERSON IN 1823. THEY HAD FOUR SONS. ALL FOUR SONS FOUGHT FOR THE UNION IN THE CIVIL WAR. THE FARM WAS A STATION FOR THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
THE CONTAINER IS A ROUND CONTAINER NOW. IT HAS A RUBBER SEAL THAT FALLS OUT WHEN U TAKE THE LID OFF. PLEASE BE SURE TO PUT SEAL BACK ON AND REPLACE THE LID TIGHTLY. PLEASE REPLACE THE CACHE AS U FOUND IT.
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N UBYR NG GUR ONFR BS N GERR GB GUR EVTUG BS GUR ZBAHZRAG.