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SQ - The Two Mrs. Waldos Multi-Cache

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Jimmy System: I came out to retrieve the cache and couldn't find it. This one is gone and the headstones were hard to read sometimes.
Thanks to all who came.

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Hidden : 9/23/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Spaulding Cemetery, located in Wheatfield Twp, Ingham County. This is a small country cemetery just south of Williamston.

The cemetery is most likely named after William Spaulding, an early settler of Wheatfield Township, and whose family plot you will be near. Mr Spaulding was born in New York in 1805, married in 1828, and settled in Michigan in 1848. From all accounts he prospered as a farmer here in Wheatfield Twp.

The posted coordinates will take you to the graves of two young women with something in common. They are buried next to the Spaulding family, but both were married to a Jerome B. Waldo, who seems to be an early settler of Williamston who owned a planing mill with his brother. Both Sarah C and Emma E married Mr. Waldo at a young age and died soon thereafter, which was not that uncommon for the time.
For the North coordinates, read the stone for Sarah and find her age in years. Add this to N 42 36.(573).
For the West, take Emma's age in years and add to W 084 18.(452). This will take you to a medium sized cylindrical Lock n Lock.

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/

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