EMGT – Coldspring – TUNESASSA Traditional Cache
brownout: Cache has been removed this date - two year permit has expire for ASP.
EMGT – Coldspring – TUNESASSA
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The geocache hidden at the posted coordinates is a regular geocache
that is part of the Enchanted Mountains Geo Trail (EMGT). This
trail is a project of Cattaraugus County Department of Economic
Development, Planning & Tourism and the Enchanted Mountains of
Cattaraugus County. It has been developed to encourage visiting
cachers and residents to explore the hidden parts of Cattaraugus
County as they travel the highways and byways of the Enchanted
Mountains.
On the inside cover of each cache is a KEYWORD that you will need
to record in your EMGT leaflet. You can obtain your Town wooden
nickel by mailing your EMGT leaflet to the department listed on it
or by visiting the website at
http://enchantedmountains.com/geotrail/
At the age of 18, Cornplanter became chief of the Seneca Nation
and invited The Religious Society of Friends or the “Quakers” to
come and establish a mission school on the Allegany Reservation. In
1798 they did so and called it “Genesingutha”. As often occurs,
with many supervisors and views on how to do something – it did not
work out.
In the year 1803, the Quakers bought a 464 acre piece of property
just off the reservation and opened a farm and boarding school
called Tunesassa (means fine gravel and is the Seneca name for
Quaker Run) or “The Friends Indian School”. The boarding school
housed between 40 and 50 Seneca Children for 20 week terms each
year. This school included a working farm, sawmill, gristmill,
tannery, blacksmith shop and other workshops where the students
learned a trade along with their half day of classroom study. It
operated from 1852 until 1938 when the NYS Department of Education
closed and sold the school. The Friends remained here until the mid
1960’s when the Kinzua Dam Project created the Allegany Reservoir
and flooded the site.
In 1987 the NYS Parks Department built the Friends Boat
Launch.
It may be necessary to park outside the launch area during the off
season or during the high season to avoid paying the entry fee, if
the gate is closed or staffed, you will need to walk a little
further. Please do not block the gate or the driveway in or out of
the area.
This cache is permit #ALL197 for ASP.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vg'f na nzzb pna
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