Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry Traditional Cache
Rocky Hill - Glastonbury Ferry
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After driving scenic Route 160 in Glastonbury (or taking the ferry from Rocky Hill), park in the lot near the docking point. The cache is located off a small hiking loop that starts at the parking lot. The prior cache boxes have been taken a number of times and so it has been replaced with a small micro located about 20 feet from the old site.
The cache is located near the nation’s oldest continuously operating ferry, which crosses the Connecticut River to provide a direct link for Route 160 from Glastonbury to Rocky Hill. The original ferry dates back to 1655 and was a small raft pushed across the river using long poles. When river flood levels escalated, the ferry would use alternate landings such as the old coal dock in South Glastonbury, or the ferry operator would skid the craft across inundated meadows to an old dock near Tryon Street. Today the ferry is temporarily closed if the river reaches flood stage. At one time, a horse on a treadmill in the center of the craft supplied the power to propel the craft across the river. In 1876, the ferry was "modernized" into a steam driven craft. Today's craft is an open flatboat named the "Hollister III". The three-car barge is towed back and forth by the "Cumberland," a diesel powered towboat. The ferry operating season is between May 1st and October 31st.
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