GC1T29M Scouts' Stash (Traditional Cache) in Pennsylvania, United States created by MaxaBeam1 and Bailey the Dog

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GC1T29M ▼

A cache by MaxaBeam1 and Bailey the Dog Message this owner

Hidden : 5/30/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a small cache located in secluded Indian Orchard Park.

One of our favorite aspects of geocaching is how we are constantly discovering great parks, trails, preserves, and other open spaces that we otherwise would not have known about. We discovered Indian Orchard Park on a cache run a few weeks ago and we decided that it would be nice to give cachers an excuse to explore the northern half of this lovely little park.

The cache is named for the Girl Scouts that used this land as their camping area decades ago and the Boy Scouts who built the numerous bridges that cross the creek. Here’s a little history on the area, taken from the Middletown Township Land Conservancy web site: (visit link)

“The Middletown Township Land Conservancy (MTLC) was formed in 1981 when a group of neighbors joined together to attempt to preserve from development the 36 acre Indian Orchard Girl Scout property which was being offered for sale. This natural area was one of the few available, undeveloped large tracts of land in a sea of houses and included 100 to 200 year old trees, three streams that are part of the Chester Creek watershed and a rich habitat for small animals and numerous migratory and nesting birds.

Herman and Edith Cope, who owned the adjacent farm, purchased the property in 1919. In 1932 the Girl Scouts were invited to use this wooded park for their camping area and, subsequently, purchased the property from the Swan family in 1952. Fred Swan married Sarah Cope in 1936 and they moved to the farm in 1972 when they retired. The Swan’s daughter, Nancy Bernhardt, and her family, the current owners of the farm, moved to the property in 1973. And so it was in 1981, that the Swans and Bernhardts and one of those concerned neighbors, Lou Fournier of Cricket Lane, became the prime movers in an effort to persuade the Township to purchase the former Girl Scout camp for a passive recreation park. The Township was awarded a grant of $75,000 from the Federal government, while a fund raising drive was begun by the newly incorporated Middletown Township Land Conservancy to supplement the Township funds necessary to reach the approximate $225,000 purchase price. Indian Orchard Park was officially dedicated by Township officials on September 21, 1985.”

Enter the park on Copes Lane (off of Rt. 352) and follow the signs for the Indian Orchard Trail. This is our first cache so please feel free to comment on the coordinates and difficulty/terrain ratings. Happy hunting!

***CONGRATS TO LIL'L ON HER FTF!!***

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