Bega Cemetery Traditional Cache
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This is a Bison Tube Cache located in the Bega Cemetery. It is a special cache created just for this location. Terrain should not be bad but depending on when the grass was last mowed it can be short or knee high.
The first settlers arrived at Bega on June 24, 1870. Most of them had traveled to Bega from Mora, Sweden. Once they had traveled as far as Fremont which was as far as the railroad extended at the time, they acquired wagons and made their way to Bega with the help of a Swedish surveyor. They homesteaded to Bega sight unseen and if it hadn’t been for the surveyor they may not have found where their town was to be. The correct distance to the settlement was determined by tying a handkerchief to the wheel on one of the wagons and then counting the revolutions of the wheel.
They slept under their wagons until they could make their dugout homes. They had and needed little furniture and what they did have was mostly handmade. The first frame house was built in 1880 with lumber which came from the Elkhorn Valley. The residents raised watermelons, pumpkins, wheat and corn. The wheat and corn was hauled to Elmont (later to become Wisner) for milling and sale. Later there was a mill built in Norfolk where the residents also took their grains.
The Bega Post Office was established in 1879 in the home of Andrew Johnson Sr. and his son took over as postmaster until the post office was closed in 1902 when rural delivery was established. After the post office closed the population declined even though many of the original families still reside on the surrounding farms.
The first death in Bega occurred in 1872 when B. A. Anderson passed away. He was buried on the east slope of the Andrew Johnson, Sr. farm. This later became the Bega Cemetery. In the early twenties the cemetery received an update which included the steel gate which still guards the front entrance. There are no roads into the cemetery so only foot traffic please. Please respect all graves as you would one of your own. If you look you will likely see many of the names mentioned earlier.
This Geocache was placed with the permission of the Bega Board that now oversees the properties. Please respect this property as if it were your own. Make sure you close all gates behind you and remember to Cache In Trash Out.
Enjoy this little bit of History!
Parking can be at the east Gate to the Cemetery. Park outside, enter thru the gate and it should be a leisurely walk up the hill. Depending on the time and when the grass was last mowed it can be short or knee high. Or Parking can be at the School to the south of the Cemetery and enter the Cemetery thru two gates. Parking at the School may be the best option since there is more room there but it is up to the individual and either can be used. Don't forget to close the gates behind you when you are leaving.
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