Middle Creek/Frailey Twp.A Schuylkill 100 Geocache Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/10/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Robert Morris, born in Liverpool England in 1734, who was a very successful businessman and land speculator, once owned the land that encompasses Frailey Township. In later years, subsequent debts incurred by Morris necessitated a Sheriff’s sale of the property. The Sheriff’s name was Charles Frailey from whom Frailey Township derived its name. The township was officially formed in 1847 and over the years had four towns: Donaldson, Eckertville, Middle Creek and Strongville.

Marcus G. and Percival Heilner leased the veins at Middle Creek about 1848, and erected a large breaker, but not being successful the breaker passed into other hands, and subsequently into the hands of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Very extensive improvements were started about 1874, but all operations were stopped after a few years. The village of Middle Creek was build up around the coal breaker and was located about two miles east of Donaldson.

Old maps show that, along with Middle Creek breaker and associated buildings, the town of Middle Creek sported about 17 Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron company buildings, a school and about a dozen other structures. Remains of the town have long since vanished, either through strip mining operations years later or the natural reclamation of nature. One family still resides in the area, although not in the area of the original village. This cache is placed to the western edge of the original town due to an existing cache near its center. Please take the time to visit sexybettyboop7567’s “Middle Creek Flume (GC16Q55).

These historical accounts were taken from:
1. Munsells History of Schuylkill County (1811 to 1881) (visit link)
2. 1935 copy of the History of Frailey Township from the Joseph H. Zerby History of Pottsville and Schuylkill County.
3. Printed booklet from the Sesquicentennial celebration of Frailey Township.
4. Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V'z gverq ng 48056

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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