I have known about this area for a fair number
of years and have perfected the art of procrastination in checking
it out.
I FINALLY went out and located this very solemn, yet impressive
rememberence of 200 years ago.
Elizabeth Farber's headstone indicates she was 81 when she died in
1812!
Her husband Paul's headstone is nearby, facedown, although the
footstone is intact.
The inscription on Elizabeth's stone reads:
“Weep not for me my husband dear,
I am not dead but sleeping here,
May you and our dead children three,
Be prepared to follow me.”
GPS Satellite reception, season of year, time
of day, weather, etc.
may affect the coordinates you receive and their accuracy.
Coordinates were measured using a Garmin 60CSX in the
"average"
mode; another averaged reading was take with a Garmin Oregon
400T.
Other caches are in the area as well, with more on the
way!
Please be aware that the area is home to numerous
wildlife
including: black bear, deer, coyote,
mountain lion (possibly) and snakes (poisonous and
non-poisonous).
Please familiarize
yourself with what to do should you have an encounter.
Hunting is allowed, in season; please
be safe and wear hunter safety orange
attire
or geocache on Sundays when hunting is not allowed.
The cache is located on
NWCDC property which
requires a hiking permit.
Hiking permits have increased to
$12/year
and
are available at:
NWCDC office
223 Echo Lake Road
Newfoundland, NJ 07435
phone: 973-697-2850
office hours are 8am – 4pm (M-F) and 8am – 1230pm on
Sat.
(Saturday hours are seasonal).
For more
information,
click
here.
Enjoy.
Cell phone service should be possible in most
of the areas at or
surrounding the cache site; service will depend on carrier
and
conditions.
Note:
The information which brought this location to my attention is from
a paper book
titled Lost Civilizations of Vernon, published circa 1990.
I
could not find the original copy containing the ISBN number,
publisher, authors or necessary information to provide proper
credit to the authors. The information used above is
their
work and not mine. I thank them for its use and apologize for
not
giving proper notation!