A peaceful place. Traditional Cache
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Should be fairly simple find. Make sure you get a chance to check out the view from here. Small items stocked inside and a log book. FTF prize as well. If you see the neighbor staring give him a wave he watches over the place. Remember no night caching here.
Prospect Hill Cemetery is located east of Newville Pennsylvania. It was originally purchased as a 24 acre plot of land from the estate of Dr. David Ahl. The purchase was made by Prospect Hill Cemetery Association (A.J. Kutz -President, A.C. Hamaker -Vice President, B.F. Shulenberger -Treasurer and D.N. Thomas -Secretary) with a court charter on January 19th 1885. Dr. Ahl, an 1846 West Point graduate who moved in 1854 to Newville, Pennsylvania.
During the Civil War, David Ahl was an army surgeon who was credited with saving the arm of a badly injured General John Geary, later a Governor of Pennsylvania. He also won a bronze medal in Philadelphia in 1876 for his exhibition of an adaptable porous splint used by surgeons in the U.S. Army. After his death in 1878 manufacture of the splints was discontinued in Newville. You can find the Ahl memorial as well as other early Newville citizens here.
Please have respect as this is a cemetery. Hours are from dawn to dusk. Parking is plentiful, please do not park along the main route. Please also practice cache in trash out as well, there are containers provided to place refuse if you should see any. Thank you.
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