The Precious Cache Mystery Cache
mmacgown: Al parts for this cache were where they were supposed to be. Pics of cache parts to be posted. Picked this one up today. Thanks to all who visited.
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This cache can be found at Sagtikos Manor. The coordinates above are not for the cache, but for the parking area on the site near where all parts of the cache can be found.
I was told that another multi-cache was here a while ago and I thought this would be perfect for another cache. I'm surprised there isn't another here. So, here you go.......
Part one is a film canister with the coordinates for where the final can be found. It shouldn't take too long, maybe a 10 minutes. Enjoy the property and surroundings. It's from a time long ago.
The final part is a square lock-n-lock type container about 5"x5"x4". It contains the usual items including the logbook, pen, bubbles, playdoh, a golf ball, and some other items for trade. The cache gets it's name from the magnets I've added. They are Precious Moment's magnets that I've collected and decided to pass on. Feel free to trade them.
As always please sign the logbook, and kindly replace all the parts to the cache to their original locations.
As to this location, the manor was built back in 1692 and it has a long history including George Washington slept there on one of his tours.
Sagtikos Manor originally stretched from the Great South Bay into the center of the Island at Brentwood. It’s 1200 acres formed a shape which resembled that of a “head of a snake”, the Indian term being “Sagtikos.” With the purchase of the Manor house and its surrounding ten acres, Suffolk County has assured the future of this historic home and the legacy of the families that added to and preserved this site. The County purchased the 230 acre Gardiner County Park in 1971, which was originally part of the manor. This property will now be included in the programs developed at Sagtikos.
The original section of the Manor house was built c. 1692. Additions to the house were added in the 18th century, including the room where George Washington slept in during his tour of Long Island in 1790. In 1902, Frederic Diodati Thompson hired Sayville architect Isaac H. Green Jr. to design the two large additions. At this time the house was being recognized by the family and the local community for the historic events that occurred there. In 1935, Robert David Lion Gardiner inherited the estate and began opening the house to the public. In 1964 the Sagtikos Historic Society was formed to help interpret and provide tours of the site. Thus for most of the twentieth century the house and grounds have been open to the public.
Sagtikos Manor was listed on the National Register of Historic Place in 1976. After the property is dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust, the conservation and restoration program will begin. The Manor House will remain as it has been over the past 100 years, as a historic house museum interpreting the rich history of the families that developed the property and their involvement in the development of Long Island. An historic furnishing plan will be initiated to document the room’s furnishings and provide conservation guidelines for the antique collections and decorations in the house, including the wallcoverings and carpets.
The landscape and buildings will also be documented with a Historic Landscape Report and Historic Structure Reports for each building. The proposed plans for the Carriage House include a Visitor’s Center with exhibits, gift shop and meeting room. The walled garden and garden house will be restored.
Hours
1-4 p.m. Sunday June and September also Memorial Day; 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday, July-August. Tours on the half-hour, the last tour is at 3:30 p.m..
For more information on this historical site see: (]visit link)
Happy hunting and enjoy!
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