Helen Traditional Cache
J,Co: Took all the girls out today.
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This is my very first cache. This cache is named for Helen Scroggs, the H in Hisega. Helen Graduated from the University of SD in 1908 with a B.A. Degree one of 22 people.
The cache is in an area that is loaded with history but most important it is on a ridge overlooking one of the most beautiful settings in the Black Hills.
It all started in 1908 when Doane Robinson, then the head of the state history department, organized a party of 17 young people, mostly from South Dakota’s state capital of Pierre. The goal was to visit the Black Hills on the Rapid City, Black Hills and Western railroad for a ten- day outing.
The first campers stayed at Hisega from August 8-18, 1908, and the October 1908 issue of Dakota magazine included a story by Robinson about the expedition. “The total cost from leaving home until returning thereto was $13.75 for each member of the party, an expense certainly not prohibitive to the ordinary purse,” he wrote. The young people camped beside one of the 33 bridges spanning Rapid Creek between Rapid City and Mystic. They slept in tents, swam in the creek and fell in love with the sound of rushing water, the tall pines, the warm August days and the cool, clear nights.
They named the place Hisega, creating a name from the first initials of the first names of six of these young campers. They were
H-Helen Scroggs, of Beresford, South Dakota.
I -Ida McNeil of Pierre, South Dakota, Doane Robinson’s secretary and later the owner of the Pierre radio station for 40 years. Personal anecdotes say she was the designer of the state flag.
S-Sade Robinson of Pierre, sister of State Historian Doane Robinson.
E-Ethel Brink, a University of South Dakota student.
G-Grace Wason of Marshall Minnesota, niece of Doane Robinson.
A-Ada Pike of Marshall, Minnesota, friend of Sade Robinson.
Enjoy the area and reflect back to those earlier times of our history.
Between November 1 and May 15 you will have to park at the following coordinates and walk or bike ride to the cache, this is also the entrance to the FS road that will take you to the parking area: N 44 03.868 W 103 22.876.
Between May 15 and November 1 you may drive closer to the cache and park at coordinates: N 44 04.776 W 103 24.675 Even though you can please do not drive past this parking area.
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