“INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST”
The Indiana Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
built by Hoosier Pioneers or other historic sites. In five years,
the quest has grown to over seven hundred caches hidden in Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Ontario and the hiders have grown to over fifty cacher teams.
Thousands of cacher accounts have logged over 50,000 finds on these
series.
(Photos by Dusti Rose)
INDIANA
SPIRIT QUEST #657
"First
Lady"
Welcome to Miriam
Benedict Memorial Cemetery, in LaPorte County,
Indiana.
This cemetery was known
as Union Chapel Cemetery but was rededicated in honor of Miriam
Benedict.
Miriam Benedict came to
LaPorte County in 1829. She and her family were the first white
settlers in what is now LaPorte County. She bought her land in
1831, and because she was a widow, she paid a mere $1.25 an acre.
Her house was located near Westville on what is now SR
#421.
Miriam Benedict's Gravesite
There is much history
to be found in this small but well kept
cemetery.
Buried here is Miriam
E. Warnock who was the first white child born in LaPorte County on
July 16, 1829.
Also, buried here is
Sarah J. Bloomhoff who is believed to be the niece to none other
than Daniel Boone.
And of course we cannot
forget the veterans laid to rest in this cemetery. You will find
buried here veterans of the Civil War, War of 1812, and the Spanish
American War.
Allen C. Harris
David Leming
FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE
NIGHT CACHING WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE!
The cache container
is a small pill bottle. .The cache is not located near a
grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US
flag, please stick it back in the ground. You must sign the
cache log to claim a find. As always, please be respectful,
and cache in, trash out.
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