Hamden Cemetery Traditional Cache
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“If you build it… They will come…”
Truer words were never spoken...
Charles Robbins built a town out of his family’s farm in 1850…
The Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad built tracks through and a station in town in 1849…
The Iron Masters built an Iron Furnace nearby in 1854…
And came they did…
They came by the thousands- early immigrants that took the big boat ride to a new land to make a new life... It was during the mid-1800's that the iron furnaces began to spring up around the Vinton County area, employing about a 100 employees each... With the building of railroad stations came newer roads and with the newer roads, came a wealth of small towns…
Hamden, sometimes called Hamden Junction or Hamden Furnace prospered well into the 1900’s when the furnaces were blown out and modern transportation replaced the small town railroad stations that once were the only way to go…
As you look past the highways and byways of the county to the thick forests and rolling farmland today, it is hard to believe that much of Vinton County was once made up of many small but budding communities prospering from the lavish supply of materials found in the region to manufacture iron...
Communities like Hamden and others were centered around the iron producing industry and the processing of the iron ore extracted from the region's sandstone bedrock… The Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad linked Vinton County to the outside world… It created the ability to expand the industry from mostly farming to larger markets including iron manufacturing…
The Hamden Furnace and other furnaces in Vinton County were part of the Hanging Rock Iron Region which produced much of the iron used by Union Troops during the Civil War...
But Hamden, like so many furnace and railroad communities saw populations dwindle into the mid 1900’s as more modern ore production replaced the old furnaces... And changes in transportation saw railroad communities die off as well...
Those who came in the hey day of Hamden during it’s prime years now rest on the hill above the peaceful little village... They were the ones who carved out what America has become today...
Opened in 1874, Hamden Cemetery is final resting place for those who came when they built it... A special Veterans Tribute is at the very top of the hill in the center of the cemetery....A monument reads “Sacred to the memory of those who died for liberty, justice and peace”... Those who came were willing to stand up and defend their new country...
Come visit the cemetery during daylight hours and find the cache... Cache is a regular sized camouflaged round plastic container with small trade items and a log book... Bring a pen and respect for the work ethic of our forefathers who came and played such an important role in the industrialization of America...The view from the cemetery is awesome!
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