“OHIO SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Ohio Spirit Quest series of geocaches will
take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by Buckeye
Pioneers. This series is inspired by and a continuation of the
Indiana Spirit Quest caches created by Six Dog Team. In just over
three years, the SPIRIT QUEST has grown to over 550 caches, with
the hiding teams growing as well. The Ohio Spirit Quest has begun
to grow with thrity current hides in Ohio, with four current
caching teams, three each with A Man and His Dog... and one
with A Woman and her Dog. Over 1,000 cachers
have logged over 20,000 finds. One cache machine found 111 ISQ
caches in a single day (daylight hours only).
Come with us now for a
virtual tour of this old burial ground via this page, then go out
and find the cache!
Bayes Cemetery
OHIO SPIRIT QUEST
#029
"Down By The Bayes"
This is our thirteith hide across the border
in Ohio. Listen to what -E- has to say:
Welcome to Bayes Cemetery,
Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
Bayes Cemetery is located just northwest of Wauseon, OH. Bayes is
an important name in the area, with many family members founding
Clinton Township and Wauseon. One of the family members buried here
is William Wright Bayes. William's father, Thomas Bayes Sr, was the
first Justice of the Peace for Clinton Township and also built the
first house in Wauseon, just southwest of the present courthouse in
1835.
William W. Bayes was one of the old pioneers of Clinton
Township. In 1834 he married Mary Tedrow and settled in Clinton Twp
in 1837. He purchased a 160 farm for which he paid $1.50 an acre.
Their home was on section 22 in 1837, west of the home of John
Newcomer. William, along with The Mikesells and a few settlers of
York Township, gave the pioneer life very social times in log
raisings, singing and spelling schools in winter evenings. He
became a prominent and influential man and was very active in all
church affairs, services being held in his house until they could
find larger quarters. His log cabin was the home of the pioneer
preachers and throughout life he was a prominent worker in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The town elections were also held in
his log house for several years, such was the public spirit
manifested by him. When the family first came to Ohio, they raised
flax from which Mrs. Bayes spun and made garments for her
children.
The cache container is a
camo'd regular lok-n-lok. Parking is available just off of
the road. If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it
back in the ground. As always, please be respectful, and cache
in, trash out. Pray for our Soldiers, Marines, Sailors,
CoastGuardsmen and Airmen in harm's way.
Placed by a member of:
"Ohio Spirit
Quest" is brought to you by the following fellows of
GEOOSQ*: The SixDogTeam, THE SHADOW,
The Moop Along, -Eleanor-. If you are interested in spreading
the quest to your neck of the woods AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
US, email The Moop Along with caching resume and at least 25
current notarized references.
*Grand Exalted Order of
the Ohio Spirit Quest
