!! Exciting New Cache Series!!
“COLORADO SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Colorado
Spirit Quest is a series of Caches placed by many individuals, near
cemeteries and historic sites in hopes of paying respect to the
many pioneer ancestors that have ‘walked’ before
us.
There are hundreds of
cemeteries in the rural and mountain communities across
Colorado. This series will introduce you to many of
them.
The cache
pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries and
tombstones.
COLORADO
SPIRIT QUEST is not affiliated with any other ‘Spirit
Quest’ group. Special thanks and credit are given
to SixDogTeam who started the Indiana Spirit Quest in 2004. The
idea has rapidly spread into many states.
The CSQ
endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It cannot be
accomplished by just one or two people. This project will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers
willing to place these caches.
After
locating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the
lives of those pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado
such a great state.
If you are interested in
joining the “Walking Through History Clan” contact may
be made by sending an e-mail to the owner of “Colorado Spirit
Quest #1 – Mountain
Passage”. Use the ‘Send Message” link at
the center of the page of their profile.
Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its
maintenance.
REMEMBER:
If
you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries – AVOID
this series.
Thanks to
Clan Members: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team
Boogity3, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, and Boborr
80909. New Clan members are always Welcome
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His life
exemplifies 19th century western expansion in the United
States.
Born in
Geneva, Switzerland, he came to the United States with his parents
in 1830. His childhood was spent in New York state along the
Mohawk River. In 1848 he graduated from Union College in
Schenectady, New York with a degree in civil
engineering.
In 1855, he
found himself in Leavenworth, Kansas with a desire to find a way to
unite the east and west coasts of the United States via a
transcontinental passage.
It was
during the pursuit of that goal that he moved with his bride, Helen
Samaria Farrell to Golden City, Kansas Territory in April of 1860
and spent the remainder of his life there, becoming an active
citizen of the city and the state.
In 1862 he
felt 'called upon to serve his nation' in the Civil War as a Union
soldier in the 2nd Colorado Volunteer Infantry. He received
commendations in 1862 after he designed necessary fortification to
save Jefferson, Missouri during a rebel attack.
He returned
to Golden City in 1866 and was persuaded to run for the state
legislature. Our person of interest named Vasquez Peak, the
highest point in the wilderness at 12,947 feet. He was the
founder and engineer of the mountain pass through the Rocky
Mountains in the Middle Park area of Colorado. He was the man
that suggested setting railroad rails three feet apart would be
more cost effective. Thus started the Narrow gauge
trains. In addition to his work on railroads throughout the
territory and state of Colorado, he helped develop the School of
Mines and often taught there, worked as the state historian and was
the Mayor of Golden in 1890. (Information for multi web
sites.)
This cache
was approved by the office manager.
This is a
small camouflage medicine bottle with a log. Please supply
you own pen.