Little Drummer Boy of Castine Traditional Cache
Little Drummer Boy of Castine
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New cache placed August 2019 ! Cache is not at listed coordinates but close by. Easy terrain, a short walk from parking area. Perfect for a quick cache and then a fresh lobster roll at the town dock. Please replace carefully as the cache has disappeared three times already to Muggles! Bring a pen. Check the clue and the photos for a close location to the cache.
This cache is located in the historic town of Castine, Maine where numerous historical markers and remains of battlements still stand guard over the Penobscot Bay. Rumor has it that when the British evacuated Fort George following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 a mean spirited regimental solider locked away one of the young drummer boys in the fort’s brig leaving him to remain there forever. During the summer…the locals say you can sometimes still here the Drummer Boy playing his sad and lonely tune. The local Wilson Museum (www.wilsonmuseum.org) posts the historic account of the Drummer Boy’s fate, and the local book store offers a complete set of the tales surrounding the incident. Annually, around the last full moon in August, there is a local remembrance ceremony complete drumming and historical readings. Fort George was built by the British in 1779 as a defense of Penobscot Bay and today the grounds are open to the public during daylight hours. During the summer season, wild blueberries grow in abundance along the fort’s embankments. The listed coordinates are for the cannon at the entrance to the fort. Once at the fort you should have no trouble figuring out the location, but if you need some extra help…solve these questions from the historical maker for the exact location: North 44 23 4xx - On April 13, 1779 a group of British warships arrived in the Penobscot Bay to help attach the fort, subtract 42 from the number of guns that were on the biggest ship. West 068 48 3xx - Reverse the last two digits of the date when the British destroyed and evacuated the fort for the last time
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