Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve Traditional Cache
HalnJen: The cache is being removed upon request of the Assistant Director of Kalmia Gardens. Thanks!
Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve
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The cache is located within Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve. The preserve is located adjacent to Kalmia Gardens. Park at Kalmia gardens. Near the parking area there is a map of the layout of Kalmia gardens and the Heratage preserve.
Occupying the floodplain and upland on the north side of Black Creek, this preserve provides habitat for 6 rare plant species and 4 rare plant communities. A footbridge across Black Creek connects the preserve with Kalmia Gardens, a botanical complex in Hartsville.
These sites show two faces of Black Creek. On the 60-foot drop from the bluff to the creek, "Miss May" Coker planted a 30-acre garden. The signature plant is mountain laurel, abundant enough in this Pee Dee setting to lend its Latin name, Kalmia latifolia, to the gardens themselves. Across the creek is the 796-acre Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve, a showcase for vegetation in its natural state.
The cache is an ammo can chock full of goodies, which was placed with permission by the director of the Gardens. Please refrain from disturbing any of the flora and fauna when looking for the cache. The cache contains a few prizes for the first finder including an unactivated TB dog tag.
There are two other caches, Swamp Gnome’s Nest, and The Lake House located within the gardens. If you haven’t already found them, then you can make this a three for one cache run.
If you would like to find out more about Kalmia Gardens, you can go to www.coker.edu/kalmia
Coordinates may be off a little due to tree cover. If you get a good lock and more accurate coordinates let us know.
Once you find the cache, please Be VERY CAREFUL RETRIEVING AND REPLACING the cache.
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