Many "Friends" Final Resting Place Traditional Cache
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Many "Friends" Final Resting Place
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Cache is a pill container with a log, info about Geocaching and some small pencil points...but always a good idea to BYOP. The cache is hidden in an old Quaker Cemetery.
Quakerism was founded in England in the 17th century by George Fox. Early "Friends" sought direct experience of God, Christ and the Bible rather than relying on the formalism of the established church.
Quakers migrated to the American colonies to escape persecution and to find religious freedom. They settled in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Many moved westward from New England, some from Nantucket, moving to New Bedford and then to the Central New York region where they settled on prime agricultural land.
The first Quaker meetings for worship in Cayuga County began in 1799 at the home of Benjamin and Mary Howland. By 1882 there were several local branches of the Scipio Meeting (each with a separate meetinghouse), and many members. There are still many Quakers in the local area.
This hunt will take you to "Friends Cemetery." The Quakers that lived in this area were very instrumental in promoting equal rights for women, working with the "underground railroad" and helping former slaves after the Civil War assimilate to their freedom status and achieve their independence and rights. This is a tribute to them.
Hope you can spend some time here and read the many readable stones. Many date back to just after the Civil War.
As this is hallowed ground please seek respectfully during daylight hours.
List of grave sites at (visit link)
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