Best Cache By A Dam Sight Traditional Cache
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Best Cache By A Dam Sight
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Not wheelchair accessable. Some briars. Watch out for the gully. Difficulty is due to not being flat terrain.
History
Several families settled near Otsego Lake around 1762, but little further development occurred until after the American Revolution. In 1778, Joseph Brant, native leader, led an expedition that burned the town and took captives.
The Town of Springfield was formed from part of the Town of Cherry Valley in 1797. Growing hops was a major agricultural pursuit.
Notable residents
Elisha Hall, inventor of a type of threshing machine.
George Hyde Clarke, grandson to the Acting Governor of New York from 1736-1743 (under British rule).
Arthur L. Ryerson, steel industrialist, who died on the Titantic maintained a summer home for his family in Springfield Center known as Ringwood.
Henry Lansing Wardwell, New York City financeer, maintained a summer estate and farm in Springfield Center known as Pinehurst. Still owned by descendents today.
Above Information thanks to Wikkipidia
Cache: On edge of Shipman Pond. Med Green Water Bottle. Contents: baggy with bandaids, alcohol wipes and a wallet-sized medication log book. Also, a FTF mini ladybug clothespin.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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