GC1A7CV TC09 #49 - Lift High the Cross (Traditional Cache) in Texas, United States created by Huggy Bear Fbg

This cache has been archived.

West Texas Reviewer: Cache Owner (CO) has not responded, so the cache is being archived to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking new cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace this cache sometime in the future (not to exceed 15 days from the date of this entry), just contact me (by e-mail), and assuming it still meets the current Guidelines, I will consider unarchiving this cache.

Please be advised this is not a guarantee that this geocache will be unarchived. Many factors will go into my decision. The most important of which is how you responded to geocachers who tried to communicate with you regarding the problem(s) with this geocache hide and how you communicated with me, the West Texas Reviewer.

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Hidden : 3/15/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Look for a decon container. Please make sure that the lid is properly sealed and placed back in its original location. Thanks!

The original swag is a Where's George dollar bill, a slinky, a tiger, a lion, a micro car, a bouncy ball and a care bear.

The trail up the hill is well maintained.

Cross Mountain
The marl and limestone hill, elevation 1915 feet, was an Indian signal point, advancing news of the intrusion of white settlers. The hill was first recorded and described by the German Geologist, Dr. Ferdinand Roemer in 1847. A timber cross found on the hilltop the same year suggests that Spanish Missionaries recognized it as a landmark on a path from San Antonio to Mission San Saba. John Christian Durst (1825-1898), arriving with his family in 1847 from Germany, received a town lot and 10 acres of land, including the hill. On finding the cross, he named it "Kreuz berg," or Cross Mountain. The Easter Fires on Cross Mountain and the surrounding hills recall a German tradition of burning the old growth to make way for the new, and also commemorate the 1847 treaty made by John O. Meusebach and the settlers to establish peace with the Comanche Nation.

In 1849, A Bohemian Priest Father George Menzel, erected a more substantial cross as a symbol of redemption and civilization. Easter sunrise services were conducted for many years prior to 1941. In 1946 the very Rev. F. X. Wolf threw the switch to illuminate the permanent cross of metal and concrete built by St. Mary's Catholic Church.
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