UPDATE:11/17/07
I've changed the name of this cache since all 3 corner stones
were found (thanks to thebuddaman and renruts). The cache is still
in the same place and everything is just as it should be, only the
title has changed. Thanks and happy hunting
This cache will take you to the place where the South Pigeon
Creek Dunkard Church once stood. This church belonged to the Church
of the Brethren, a sister church to the one found at Rabbit Cop's
"Medal of Honor" cache (GCRKAQ). But unlike the 10 Mile Church,
this one did not stand the test of time.
Located on the property is an old cemetery with unmarked graves
and a few war vets from the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
Located below is some history of the site.
This cache makes for a nice country drive. This is some scenic
landscape. Also you can check out the Leatherman Covered Bridge,
located less then a mile down the road. The cache is NOT
located in the cemetery. Please be respectful while you're there.
Happy hunting and good luck finding the corner stones.
The following text was taken from the website http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian/cob/1_ten_mile_church_of_the_brethren.htm.
All research was done by Judith Florian and Catherine L.
Caldwell.
Pigeon Creek Dunkard Church building had originally faced the
former Leatherman Lantern Road, now called Leatherman Bridge Road,
but in some long-forgotten year, the building had been "turned" so
that the front faced to the side (or towards the National
Highway/The Pike/Route 40 East). The lot sits a little over 2 miles
from the National Road, where three of the original cornerstones
can still be seen (although covered by thick poison ivy and poison
oak vines!). The church front (facing to the side) opened on a
small front lot that was accessed from the road by a short,
sloping, grassy ramp cut through the stands of trees. It is said
that they would drive the wagons up into the lot and park in front
of the building, or the hearse-wagon would bring a body in for the
funeral and burial. Those on horse-back would go along the side of
the church (closest to Leatherman Lantern Road) where there was a
hitching post. Although the church no longer stands, its small
cemetery, now known locally as the Leatherman Cemetery or the
Tombaugh Cemetery (which are two prominent families buried there
and who have very visible monuments), is still accessible. Burials
were made in the cemetery along the farthest back fence on the far
side of the church, and behind the building (i.e. on the left side
of the lot), many in unmarked graves.