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MnSQ #3: Old Traverse Cemetery (St. Peter) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/22/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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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

** THIS IS A GENUINE MINNESOTA SPIRIT QUEST CACHE**

xxxxxx

NO NIGHT CACHING!!




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