Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center Traditional Cache
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Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center
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Regular Cache hidden near the Visitor Center at Ceasar Creek Lake -
placed with permission.
No need to bushwhack to this one - follow the trail until the last
5 feet.
The Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center is located 3 miles southeast
of Waynesville on Clarksville Rd. The building is located near the
dam on about 35 acres and includes a scenic overlook and nature
trails. The Visitor center offers interpretive galleries and a
theater. The center provides information to the public regarding
the Corps of Engineers in the area of water resource management.
For information regarding tours and special programs and activities
call 513-897-1050 and ask for a park ranger.
A little history of the Caesar Creek Lake Area:
The topography of the Little Miami River Basin, including Caesar
Creek, is characterized by rocky gorges and narrow valleys
separated by extensive sections of bottomlands. The nature of soil
types and vegetation relate to events that occurred thousands or
even millions of years ago. Alterations of the drainage system and
the formation of many of the scenic features of the valley can be
traced to the Kansan, Illinoian and Wisconsin periods of
glaciation.
The earliest migrations into the valley date back perhaps 11,000
years. More recent occupations occurred approximately 1,000 B.C.
with the advent of the Adena and then Hopewell Cultures referred to
as the Mound-building Indians – followed by the Fort Ancient
peoples.
Remnants of many of the ancient works are still evident and are
popular tourist attractions. The Fort Ancient Earth Works are near
Caesar Creek Lake. In the latter 1700’s, at the time settlers
entered the area the Shawnee was the primary Native American tribe,
having previously disposed the Miamis. The lake is named after a
member of the Shawnee, Caesar. Caesar was a black slave who, when
coming down the Ohio River, was captured or escaped and later
adopted by the Shawnee. He was one of the earliest settlers in the
valley. Oldtown, north of Xenia, was the site of the main Shawnee
Village.
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