Welcome to Fish Cemetery. In talking to local historians, I found
out that the property the cemetery sits on (Well the first one acre
parcel) was sold to Freedom Twp. on January 14, 1858 by a local
farmer John Y. Fish for $25.00. This was done after the cemetery
located just down the road in New Rochester, Myers Cemetery, would
flood when the Portage River rose and the coffins would expose
themselves. After purchasing the property, all the coffins from
Myers Cemetery were exhumed and re-interred here. On June 5, 1888,
William Fish, son of John Y. Fish sold another 2 acres to Freedom
Twp. for $270.00. More acres have been purchased in subsequent
years from Oliver Walston, who currently owns the adjacent
property. This cemetery is currently being tended by Freedom
Township.
On to the cache. You are looking for a camo’d matchstick
container. Please bring your own writing stick. This cache is not
located close to any graves and you do not have to cross any to
retrieve it. No great FTF prize here. Sorry. Just the satisfaction
of being first.
Congratulations to 3olivios for FTF!
The "SQ" in the cache name above signifies Spirit Quest, a
project by the Northwest Ohio Geocachers to distinguish those
caches that are set in cemeteries and memorial gardens. This cache
is part of that series created by NWOGEO members to highlight
cemeteries or memorial gardens in the area. Please be respectful of
the area, and observe their rules and posted hours which are
typically sunrise to sunset.
For more information, please visit:
www.NWOGEO.org/SpiritQuest/