Wolf1822066: Cross Keys Haunted House Traditional Cache
Wolf1822066: Cross Keys Haunted House
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Located near the historical marker where there is ample parking.
Fairly level terrain.
Heavy Muggles in the form of passing vehicles at the 4 way intersection.
This is # 108 in our Series Honoring (?) SC Geocachers.
It is also # 10 in our "WEIRD SC" Series which will consist of caches placed at locations where either ghosts, unknown creatures, or just plain weird things have occurred or exist.
We think our State Motto should change to "Smiling Faces, Haunted Places".
What is to be said of Wolf1822066? He is known in the upstate as "The Wolf Of Many Numbers".'
Now, we happen to know that 1822066 is actually his Divers Certification number but maybe some of you didn't.
According to a Top Secret, undisclosed informant (He smells of burnt toads) this wolf is all about caching. And he is with EMS which makes him a super good guy. (After all, EVERY cacher is a good cacher!) And if you want a good caching experience do some of his 16 hides, like Old Exit Ramp (GCZRDT); Armory - A tour of Clemson (GC184XW); Mountain View - A tour of Clemson (GC184XJ), Rotary Park - A tour of Clemson (GC184WQ), or any other of the "Tour Of Clemson Series. There are a lot of them. 'cause he's the "Wolf Of Many Numbers". Rumor has it he will do anything for a first to find. Our "informant" tells us that if you put a cache at the bottom of Lake Hartwell he would dive for it at 2:00am to get a FTF!
This cache is located near the Cross Keys House.
Built 1812-14 by Barrum Bobo, a prosperous merchant of an influential Union County family, the Cross Keys House is a fine example of a Georgian Colonial in common bond brickwork. Located on a knoll, the tall house with two full stories plus attic and basement is an area landmark. The house features a gabled roof with identical pairs of end chimneys, a massive raised first-story portico, and beautiful carving in its wainscoting, molding, and mantel. Between each pair of end chimneys a date stone is placed beneath the gable. On one of these is carved the date of the house’s completion (1814), original owner’s initials (B.B.), and crossed keys thought to be the insignia of the builder. Located at the intersection of the Old Buncombe Road and Old Ninety-Six Road, the Cross Keys House, center of a large and prosperous plantation, provided a welcome stop for travelers. As early as 1809, a post office was established at Cross Keys under the supervision of George Gordon, the first postmaster. Two old milestones indicating the distance to Union and Columbia remain in front of the house as evidence of early highway system. Confederate President Jefferson Davis had a meal at the house during his flight from Richmond on April 29, 1865.
According to “A History of Union County,” published in 1977 by the Union County Historical Society, Davis did not identify himself when he arrived. When he was leaving, he said to his hostess, Mrs. Warren Davis, “Mrs. Davis, I thank your for your hospitality. We share the same name - I am Jeff Davis.”
The house was Listed in the National Register June 24, 1971.
In the nearby woods (we won't tell you exactly where!) is an old cemetary belonging to the Bobo family. It is locally said that at night screams and ghostly voices and lights can be seen from the woods where the graveyard is. One local said that you can see figures in Civil War era garb at night moving inside the house.
We didn't find anything ghostly there, but it was daytime. And Pisces was busy taking pictures of the beautiful house.
Funny, none of them came out..............
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