HHMT 8: The Hudson Mills Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

timebandits: As requested by the metropark staff, I have removed the cache container and am archiving this cache.

I am pretty psyched about the "replacement" cache. Watch for the new listing from timebandits soon.

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Hidden : 5/27/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of the 100 mile/ 22 cache series known as the
Huron History Mystery Tour (HHMT)

This cache is accessible by boat or trail along the Huron River. Be sure to visit the nearby virtual cache GCDAE3, that marks the actual spot of the mills!

This island is just south of the actual mill location which was used to harvest the great water power of the Huron River. Cornelius Osterhout built a sawmill about 1827, followed in 1846 by a grist-mill in which three men produced six thousand barrels of flour a year. Later a cider mill and a plaster mill became part of the complex. In 1882 a wood pulp producer, the Birkett Manufacturing Co., acquired the mill property. Across the Huron the remains of the Birkett mill and dam are still visible. The settlement of Hudson Mills once had a hotel, and it is noted that in September 1869 a township meeting was held in the hotel. Dances were also held in the hotel. Not only were the mills located there but also a small grocery store. The hamlet of Hudson Mills thrived as long as the mills were operating, now all that is left are the nearby Hudson Mills Cemetary, and some ruins marking the fondations of the mills.

This cache is located within Hudson Mills Metropark, a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system. A Metropark Vehicle Entry Permit is required: Annual Permit $20, Senior Permit $12, Daily Permit $4. For general information please call 1-800-47-PARKS, or visit our website at www.metroparks.com . All park rules and regulations apply. Park in parking lots only. Check the Metroparks website for park hours.

Cache the Huron History Mystery Tour and reap yer reward!
Be sure to record the secret letter on the inside lid of each cache.
The first 50 cachers or teams to complete all 22 HHMT caches earn the coveted
Huron History Mystery Tour Geocoin!
See the details at www.huronhistorymysterytour.com
Also, each cache contains one different, highly collectible, HHMT Trading Card. Collect all 22!

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