Under the Canopy - Danger Lurks Spirit Quest Cache Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/5/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A pleasent stop just off the trail and by some very famous historic buildings. Sounds simple, eh. (High Tick Warning during summer months!)

Lock&Lock container. Redone on 12/28/09.

Optional History of the Area: As you enter this general area, you'll note the Atsion Ranger Station. This building has been around since before the old railroad era days of the pines (1827). It was originally the Old Atsion Store and was there when Route 206 was as sand road. See the pictures attached of 1916 and 1945. "They have a guide "A Journey Through Atsion." Behind the Atsion Ranger station was a small shed, called the Ice House (barely a trace of this structure left). In the winter there was a ICE packing house across the road where the Atsion recreation area and swimming beach is today. They would cut out large blocks of ice from the frozen lake and store it, then send it out of rail lines. They would store ice for local sale, in the ice house behind the Atsion store. In 1916 Rt 206 was a sand road. Now its a very busy throughway through the pines. On the grass field stood the old Etheridge House. It was one of the original old railroad era houses.

The large concrete structure is the Ole Atsion Barn. It is hard to imagine what it looked like from what it is now. I often look in there and close my eyes and imagine the horses in the stalls and straw all over the floor. See the attached picture. The walls are crumpling and sharp rusty equipment inside is dangerous, so I recommend you just look in - don't go in. Interesting why there are old row boats in an old barn.

----WELCOME TO THE BAPTIST GRACE Cemetery in Burlington county - making this A Spirit Quest Cache -----

As you proceed down Quaker Bridge road (the sand road) 100yards, you will see the Batist Church on the left, marked with an historic sign. It's ok to take a look around and walk in the back by the cemetary. Try to find grave stones that preceed the 1800's.

The cache is not located near a grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out.

Cemeteries are places of learning that tie the young and old together to who we are and where we have come from. From cemeteries we can learn about the lives of people who make up a community. We can learn about landscapes and plants. We can enjoy artwork and architecture.

You have probably noticed symbols on most headstones. These symbols, for the most part, have meaning. If you would like to see what these symbols mean, please click HERE So walk around, admire the area and learn something interesting. We hope you enjoy your visit!

The Spirit Quest series began in Indiana and has grown to include numerous other areas. It is designed to take you to historic cemeteries or other historic sites.

We have brought this series to New Jersey to help identify cemetery caches and to help teach cachers about those that went before them. If you have a cache or know of a cache in New Jersey that you feel would be a nice addition to the series, please contact Gipsie at geogipsie@yahoo.com. I will research and get information about your cemetery and help you with any html and pictures for your cache page.


In five years, the quest has grown to over seven hundred caches hidden in Indiana , Ohio, Michigan , North Dakota , Georgia , Wisconsin , Minnesota and Ontario (and now New Jersey ) and the hiders have grown to over fifty cacher teams. Thousands of cacher accounts had logged over 50,000 finds on these series.

Opposite the church is the Stag Gun Club. Look closely at these buildings from the sand road as there is no tresspassing here - a small spot of private land within Wharton Forest. In your mind, remove the cinder block structure in front of the house and note the shape of the building and of those in the back through the trees.

The Old Red School house - "No Tresspassing." This structure, known as the old red school house, was actually closed as a school in 1922, but used last as a private residence. It was even rebuilt in 1916.

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