Welcome to beautiful Tell
City, IN, the place where I grew up. Here are some facts about Tell
City from Wikipedia:
Tell City is a city in Troy
Township, Perry County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The
population was 7,845 at the 2000 census. The city is the county
seat of Perry County. Tell City traces its 150+ year old roots to a
meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, in November 1856. A group of
Swiss-German immigrants met there to organize a society known as
the "Swiss Colonization Society." Its purpose was to obtain
affordable homesteads for mechanics, shopkeepers, factory workers
and small farmers in a location where all could live in
harmony.
The Society decided to purchase
a tract of land three miles square to be surveyed into a city plot.
The group, which was to purchase the land, was told to keep in mind
a healthful climate, fertile soil, good water, ample timber, and a
location near a navigable river and a railroad, if possible.
Purchase of such a site was made in July 1857. The tract,
containing 4,152 acres, was laid out in 392 town blocks with 7,328
building lots and 294 garden lots.
Before the settlers arrived, a
name for the new town was selected. Initially called Helvetia, it
was soon renamed Tell City, a name easier to pronounce and remember
for English-speaking people. It was named for the legendary Swiss
hero and liberator, William Tell. Indicative of the foresightedness
of Tell City's founders are the wide streets. They are named for
great persons of the arts, letters and science: Washington,
Gutenberg, Pestalozzi, Humboldt, Fulton, Schiller, Tell, Mozart,
Watt and others.
With 100 years of recorded
history, the citizens of Tell City decided to honor the early
settlers and the founding of Tell City with a grand celebration.
That centennial celebration was held August 10-17, 1958. After the
success of the Centennial, the Tell City Historical Society decided
to sponsor a festival in 1959 as an experiment to determine if the
community would support an annual celebration. The festival,
appropriately named Schweitzer Fest (Swiss Fest), was a great
success. Today, the festival remains one of Indiana's longest
running community festivals.
There is parking right next to
the cache site, but be careful of muggles—there could be many of
them driving by. You’re looking for something small with only a
log. Bring your own writing instrument and have
fun!