Due to National Park Service Regulations
this cache is NOT located on NPS property.
Civil War History “The
Pollock Cemetery”
Monument of Confederate Soldier
James Pollock, Pollock Family Cemetery. Mexico Farms, South of
Cumberland. Erected 2001
Among the graves are those of
Confederate soldier Pvt. James D. Pollock and Sallie
Pollock-Cook-High, along with other family members
JAMES DICKSON
POLLOCK.
James Dickson Pollock was born August 27, 1841, near Cumberland,
Md., on the west bend of the Potomac River, and died near Barton,
Md., on January 27, 1916, in his seventy-fifth year. He served four
years in Company F, 7th Virginia Cavalry, and for his faithful
service he had received the Confederate cross of honor through the
Daughters of the Confederacy of Maryland. After the war closed he
returned to his home, near Cumberland, and there his life was spent
on his farm until March, 1915, when he removed to a farm near
Barton. He was married in 1896 to Miss Nellie Morris, who, with'
their children, two sons and four daughters, lives to mourn the
loss of this kind and loving husband and father. His eldest child
was named Winnie Davis Pollock, in memory of the cause he
loved.
Comrade Pollock was a member of the. James Breathed Camp, U. C. V.,
of Cumberland, as long as it was kept up. There are few of the
veterans there now. Although never a member of the Church, he held
to the faith of his parents, who were Presbyterians
SALLIE POLLOCK-COOK-HIGH
1847 – 1890
Sallie Pollock was a spy for the
Confederate Army during the Civil War
On April 12, 1864 she was charged with violating the rules of war,
when letters addressed to General Robert E. Lee and President
Jefferson were found on this great confederate sympathizer.
She was sent to a Union Pentitentary in Pittsburgh, PA. until the
end of the war in 1869.
Now for the Cache Search
….
This cache is a Dawn to
Dusk ONLY !! Please limit your search to Daylight
Hours
Locating this cache will take
you along the scenic C&O Canal just West of Lock # 75 at North
Branch
Parking is Available at the NPS
parking lot located just off PPG and River road as you cross over
Lock # 74 or just off PPG Road at Lock # 75, Then take a stroll
West along the gravel pathway till you reach
The bison tube micro you seek is NOT
located inside the fenced area, Please DO NOT DISTURB anything
Inside the cemetery. You will locate it just outside the
perimeter.
No Room for a writing instrument
so BYOP
Enjoy the quiet serenity, history
and take a second to sign the log before leaving without a
trace.
*** Congratulations to KG8GN and
LilSis37 for the CoFTF !!! ***