GC14G3W Boling Burial Ground (A Spirit Quest Cache) (Traditional Cache) in New Jersey, United States created by gipsie

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A cache by gipsie Message this owner

Hidden : 7/19/2007

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Size: Size: small (small)

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The cache is not located in the cemetery but behind it. There is convenient parking between the cemetery and the cache.

WELCOME TO a quaint African American Civil War Cemetery in Atlantic County.

The residents of this Moss Mill Rd. community had various occupations including farmer, "coalyer", mill worker and odd-jobman around the town. Between 1863 and 1865, Josiah Boling, Charles Boling, William Lee, Eli Boling, James Trusty, Alexander Smith and Moses Miller served in the 24th and 25th Regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. The community they established existed from 1850 until at least 1916. There were probably twenty to twenty-five residents at various times, and as many as fifteen were buried in the cemetery on Moss Mill Rd. The only headstones that remain mark the graves of Charles Boling, Josiah Boling, Samuel Boling, Alexander Smith and William Lee. Their wives are also buried in this cemetery, but their graves were never marked. They were simply buried next to their husbands.

] 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.

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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