Village of Neshonoc Remains Traditional Geocache
SnarfyDog: I really hate to put this one to rest, but it's time has come.
Village of Neshonoc Remains
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Easy-to-find, small cache located in cemetery.
Thomas Leonard came to this area in 1851 from New England. His log cabin marked the beginning of the settlement, West Salem. A mile to the northeast lay another village, Neshonoc, founded by Monroe Palmer around the latter part of 1852. These two villages vied for settlers and businesses for future growth until the railroad came through the area. Leonard offered land free to the railroad and the Village would construct a depot in West Salem, while Palmer wanted to sell his land to the railroad. With the coming of the railroad, Leonard's village grew and Neshonoc died, with many of its homes and buildings being moved to what is now West Salem.
The origin of the name, Neshonoc, is unknown and the name was vacated on March 20, 1967. All that remains to reflect the life of Neshonoc is the Neshonoc Cemetery, located near where the original Village of Neshonoc was built.
Oddly enough, Hamlin Garland, Pulitzer Prize author honored as Wisconin's Chief Literary Figure in his day and who resided in West Salem, asked to be buried in the Neshonoc Cemetery. Because of his preoccupation with his writing and desire to live a simple, quiet life, many in West Salem were offended by his aloofness. His ashes are buried beneath a small family marker in Neshonoc Cemetery, where he lies nearly forgotten by the Village of West Salem and the people he immortalized.
Neshonoc Cemetey is also the burial site for two Civil War soldiers: Mikel Johnson, with Company I of WI 8th Infantry Regimen; and L. W. Messer,Company "F" of The Belle City Rifles.
Another in the Hwy. 108 series, this is an easy cache to find. The cache itself is a camouflaged, 5" high by 2 1/2" diameter tube. Because the cache is located on the cemetery grounds, please be respectful and considerate of the area while there. The gate to the cemetery is closed in the evenings.
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