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“MINNESOTA SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Minnesota Spirit Quest series of
geocaches
will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by
Minnesota Pioneers.
"MnSQ #3: Old Traverse
Cemetery"
Photo credit: jREST
Welcome to Old Traverse Cemetery, in St.
Peter, Nicollet County.
One mile west of St. Peter on MN Hwy. 22, north 1/2 mile on Cty.
Hwy 20 Second oldest, 1854, Minnesota platted cemetery. Contains
graves of missionaries to Dakota Indians, 13 Civil War veterans,
plus 1 of War of 1812 and early pioneers.
Digital Photographs by King Boreas and
jREST
"9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry"
PVT James Powell (Co. D)
PVT John A. Nightingale (Co. D)
PVT James Morehouse (Co. D)
PVT Franklin N. Brown (Co. D)
"2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry"
PVT Lewis Johns (Co. H)
PVT George W. Bingham (Co. I)
PVT David Van Alstine (Co. I)
PVT Jerome Balmat (Co. H)
"1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry"
PVT Fritz Leifer Jr. (Co.E)
PVT Jno Adams (Co. C)
PVT Samuel B. Shaw (Co. H)
PVT William Beckley (Co. H)
PVT Milton P. Parks (Co. B)
13 Civil War soldiers
FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE
NIGHT CACHING
WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE!! OH, YEAH!
The cache container is a
35mm film canister. Please place lid on correctly and tightly.
BYOP. You MUST sign the log to claim a smilie. If you cache at
night, or don't sign the log, or don't fulfill any additional
requirements, your find log will be deleted without notice...
The cache is not located near a grave... If you find a fallen US
flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be
respectful, and cache in, trash out.
"Minnesota Spirit Quest" is brought to you by the following
fellows of GEOMSQ*: King Boreas
*Grand Exalted Order of
the Minnesota Spirit Quest
xxxxxx
NO NIGHT CACHING!!