Hidden at the entrance to Wolf's Cemetery. One more spot I pass
by often but only recently stopped to learn the history. Take a
minute to remember life in 1847.
The container is tiny shiny and silver. Please tighten the cap
nice and snug and rehide the cache better than you found it to
ensure it stays out of view. Bring your own pen and please
no night caching! This is a popular spot for Ephrata patrol
cars to sit and wait for speeders and stop sign runners!
Taken from the Memorandum Book of the German Baptist brick
meeting-house...
"Ephrata Township, January the 12th, 1847.
"Constitution
"We, the undersigned, having agreed to form a constitution of a
meeting house to be erected on the land of Isaac Steinmetz, in the
township of Ephrata, Lancaster county, at the cross-roads, near
Steinmetz's brickyard, as follows, to wit:
"The said house to be called "German Baptist Meeting-house." It
shall be for the use of the religious denomination, called German
Baptists, for them to hold religious meetings in the same at any
time. Any preacher or preachers of any other denomination, or some
person from him or them, must obtain permission from all the
Trustees of said house before he or they can go into the said
meeting house, with the intention of preaching.
"A part of said house may be occupied for teaching a day school any
time it is considered necessary by the surrounding neighbors.
"No kind of exhibitions or lectures shall be allowed in said
house.
"One half acre of ground shall be given to build the said house
thereon, and for the use of a graveyard.
"Three Trustees shall be annually elected by the contributing
subscribers to said house, every year on the second Saturday of
every March, in the afternoon, between the hours of one and
four.
"The election shall be held by the Trustees then in office.
"No votes shall be accepted at any of the said elections held as
aforesaid, which are handed in by proxy. The election shall be held
in said meeting-house.
"Any man elected Trustee must live within one mile of said
house.
"Witness our hands, the day and year above written.
ISAAC STEINMETZ
DAVID MARTIN
CHARLES BAUMAN
GEORGE FRANTZ
SAMUEL WOLF
JOHN E. PFAUTZ"
8/2/10 - Congratulations FTF
goochas