The Polk County Historical Society is headquartered in a beautiful building on College Street in Cedartown. The building was designed by noted Georgia architect Neel Reid. Erected in 1921, it was originally the Hawkes Children's Library. A grant from the state provided extensive renovations and made the building an ideal site for a museum. In 1980, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first structure in Polk County, to receive this honor.
The first floor of the building with its spacious display area houses the museum. Of special interest is the Palladian window, a Neel Reid hallmark. The lower floor includes storage and exhibit space, a kitchen and a meeting room with seating for 100 people. The museum was opened formally in September of 1978 with an interesting display of artifacts from this area. Immediately behind the building is a formal garden built around the fountain that stood for many years on the old Courthouse grounds. Inserted in the wall is the grillwork of the clock from the old Courthouse.
The museum is opened to the public every Wednesday from 1:30 to 4 pm and the last Sunday of each month from noon to 4 pm.
The cache you seek is a small lock-n-lock container. Please do not move or vandalize the container. Replace the container exactly as you find it or better, taking care to cover it completely. Parking is on either of the side streets next to the museum.
Special thanks to trikster04 for assisting with the Polk on Point Geo-Challenge. The POLK ON POINT Geo-Challenge is sponsored by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee. Visit their website at www.polkonpurppose.com.