The coordinates above will bring you to a small park where you will
find a memorial marking the birthplace of Meshech Weare.
Although rarely remembered, Meshech Weare was among NH's most
powerful early leaders. He has been called "The Father of New
Hampshire" and was the first "President" of the state in 1784-85,
before governors technically existed.
Meshech Weare was one of the relatively small number of persons
of that day who had a college education, graduating from Harvard
College in 1735. He, like other leaders of the American Revolution,
was a member of a minority who knew how to read, write and think
well and who could express their political ideas fluently in
speeches, letters and pamphlets.
His career during the American Revolution was a remarkable
example of public trust in one man. To equal Weare's service today,
a single man would have to hold simultaneously the offices of
governor, president of the state senate and chief justice of the
Supreme Court.
From the inscription on the Meshech Weare Memorial in Hampton
Falls, NH:
"HON. MESHECH WEARE
Born June 16, 1713 - Graduated at Harvard College, 1735 -
Speaker of House of Representatives, 1752 - Commissioner to
Congress at Albany, 1751 - President of New Hampshire, 1776-1781 -
At the same time Counsellor from Rockingham, Chairman of the
Committee of Safety, President of the Council and Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court.
In public service 45 years.
Died January 14, 1786."
The New Hampshire town of Weare is named after him because he
was the town's first clerk.
To find the final cache, find the year that this memorial was
erected. Take that four digit number and ADD it to the last four
digits of BOTH the North and West coordinates below:
N 42° 52.069 W 070° 50.499
The new coordinates will take you to the final.
~~~ Please note... the cache container can now be accessed
easily from inside the ball park, as long as there is no ball game
going on! You do not need to go beyond the fence, into the bushes,
or near the construction area at the back of the park, which is
eventually going to be a football field! ~~~
And don't forget - you will need to bring your own pen. Logs
that say "I found the location but didn't have a pen, so I couldn't
sign the log" will not be accepted. You must sign the log sheet,
please!
Good luck!