Davey Lewis Cave Traditional Cache
Keystone: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this cache page.
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This cache is located along the steam away from the road. It is near a small cave opening. The easiest access across the water is the bridge over the road. Placed with approval from Bedford Springs General manager.
Please DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. A endangered species of bats are using this cave for hibernation. To help stop the spread of the white nose syndrome, please do not disturb this cave. The cache is on the trail side of the stream so there is no reason to be in the cave to find this geocache. Thank you! This cache will lead to a cave entrance we think could have been used by the legendary Davy Lewis, the Robin Hood of Central Pennsylvania. He was a bandit who used the cave as a hiding place in the early 1800's. He entered through an opening four feet wide under a ledge of rock on Constitution Hill, the ridge east of the Hotel and was never seen to emerge, suggesting he used a secret passage under the valley to exit on Federal Hill, west of the hotel. One traditional story recounts Lewis’ overnight stay at a poor widow’s house. Her only cow and few household effects had been impounded by a constable for a debt she could not pay. In the morning, Lewis gave her the money she needed. When the constable arrived shortly after, the widow paid the claim with words of praise for the man who made it possible. Within a mile of the widow’s home, Lewis lay in wait for the officer. He took back the money at gunpoint and returned it to the widow.
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