The coordinates will take you to Stage 1. There's no physical cache here, but there *is* something that is very unusual! Stage 2, the final, is located 120 feet away at a bearing of 230° True. The container is a pill bottle wrapped in black Gorilla Tape. It has a logbook but no writing implement, and may be able to hold Pathtags and small geocoins. Please return the container to its hiding spot as it might otherwise attract curious Muggles.
And now another StarryEyeGuy history lesson...
At the convergence of Little River Turnpike and Lincolnia Road, the small unincorporated village of Lebanon began in the early 1800's. The village contained two taverns, two blacksmith shops, a meeting house which was used as a school and church, and a cemetery. The meeting house, built in 1833, was burned by Union troops as they retreated from the 2nd battle of Manassas in 1862. A second church/school was erected in 1864. The brick foundation of the original meeting house supposedly survives in the Lebanon Union Church Cemetery, but I've never been able to locate it. The cemetery contains burials and gravestones dating from 1833 to 1994. This planning area was annexed to Alexandria in 1952. It is maintained by the city Parks Division as a part of the 8.5 acre Rynex Nature Area.
During the Civil War the area was known for Confederate spying activities, and the local people were never fully trusted. After the war the residents of Lebanon were forced to swear a loyalty oath to the Union and the name of the area was forever changed from Lebanon to Lincolnia, after the 16th President.
The 3.1 acre Breckinridge Place development will affect the land adjoining the Lebanon Union Cemetery. An archaeological study will determine whether significant resources survive in the construction area, and what preservation actions should be taken by the developer. However, the Cemetery is a resource at risk. Although the City of Alexandria maintains the grounds, the grave-stones are in disrepair and many have been vandalized. It has been registered with the state as an abandoned cemetery, thus preventing removal of the human remains without proper documentation. The wooden crosses were placed by anonymous persons over the years to mark grave sites where the headstones have been stolen or vandalized. There are approximately 50 of these in the site.
As usual, congrats to Flowerman on the FTF!
