Birth of Ohio (again) Traditional Cache
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This is an altoids tin. No night caching please. Bring your own pen. Cache is a replacement of an older one that was archived.
Charles Willing Byrd moved to the Ohio country in 1799, then part of the Northwest Territory. Due to his legal background, Byrd quickly found himself involved in governmental affairs. He first served as the Secretary of the Northwest Territory, after the territorial legislature selected William Henry Harrison, the current secretary, to serve as Ohio's representative to the House of Representatives. In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson chose Byrd to replace Arthur St. Clair as the territory's acting governor. Byrd held the position for two years. He served as a delegate to Ohio's constitutional convention in 1803 and, in that same year, became the first sitting justice on the United States District Court of Ohio. He held this position until his death in 1828 at Sinking Springs, Ohio.
This little cemetery has many graves from the earliest days of Ohio statehood. Also buried here are Mr. Byrd's wife Hannah, son Samuel, and grandson Charles.
Please be respectful when caching in cemeteries.
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