Before he was elected, William Henry Harrison was a war hero and one of America's most prolific politicians.
However, his Presidency is primarily noted for being the shortest ... only 31 days!
AND ... he was the first president to die in office!
He was a national hero, and one of the high points of his war record include The Battle of Tippecanoe, upon which Harrison's fame was to rest.
At that famous battle, he broke up the Indian Leader Tecumseh's far reaching powers but failed to diminish the Indian raids. By the spring of 1812, they were again terrorizing the frontier and thus began the War of 1812.
Harrison fought as a Major General throughout the war, defending the Northwestern territory against both the British and the Native Americans, in the end Harrison earned even greater fame by winning a decisive battle near the Thames River in modern day Ontario, a battle in which Tecumseh himself was killed (though not before issuing his famous curse upon the United States Presidency).
And what IS is that curse, pray tell ???
It might be wise here to note this bit of "Writers Wisdom" ...
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!
American legend for that period says that the Indian Chief Tecumseh hated his enemies in US government so much that he issued a curse upon the American Presidency - that every twenty years a President would die in office. In other words, Tecumseh cursed the President-to-be who would be elected in 1840, 1860, 1880, 1900, etc...(Betcha didn't know THAT!)
OK ... Look what happened !! ...
1840 William Henry Harrison -The First Victim
1860 Abraham Lincoln
1880 James Garfield
1900 William McKinley
1920 Warren G. Harding
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt
1960 John F. Kennedy
1980 Ronald Reagan ??? Nope!
Seven Presidents had fallen since the defeat of Tecumseh, and since the "curse" befell every applicable President of the past 140 years, some questioned whether or not Ronald Reagan would survive his time in office - especially with his advanced age (the oldest President since, ironically, William Henry Harrison.)
But ... Reagan survived eight years in the White House (despite a bullet fired by John Hinckly, Jr.).
With the survival of Ronald Reagan and the 140 years of bad odds stacked against him, the curse was broken. Human spirit had finally triumphed over "Tecumseh's Curse".
Side note ... Some said that "breaking the curse" was one of Ronald Reagan's important contributions to America!!
However ... back to William Henry ...
Most accounts point to the beginning of the end for the new President was at his inauguration itself, when this 68 year-old, thick-skinned former war-hero stood outside in cold, wet weather without an overcoat to deliver the longest inaugural address in American history - 8,444 words and about two hours long. The ensuing pneumonia surely contributed to his rapid decline and early demise 30 days later on April 4, 1841.
Hope you enjoyed this departure from the standard "Wikipedia Stuff". You can always read that later!
About the Cache - You are looking for a small cammoed Lock-n-Lock with a few kid oriented items. Mwein got the Million Dollar FTF prize!
Before or after you find the cache, take a drive further down Jone's Dock Road to the launching area at Yellow House Point for some nice views up and down the lake.
Enjoy the cache!