Musgrove M.I.T.C.H. Traditional Cache
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Welcome to Horseshoe Falls (aka Gordon's Mill
Falls)!
You are looking for Musgrove M.I.T.C.H.
(Musgrove Interpretive Trail Cache Hide)
Bushwhacking is not necessary! There is a new parking area and well done trail at these coordinates:
N 34° 35.809 W 081° 51.335
It is always surprising to find something where you don't expect it, especially when it is a cascade this large two hours South of the mountains! Horseshoe Falls (aka Gordons Mill Falls) are on Cedar Shoals Creek just northeast of where the creek joins the Enoree River. The falls have always been a popular picnic area and swimming hole for locals (read: party spot). The falls are now a part of the Musgrove Mill State Historic Site.
This park, currently being developed, marks the location of an important Revolutionary War battle fought August 19-20, 1780.
According to the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism:
During the summer of 1780, Enoree River landowner, attorney and mill owner Edward Musgrove allow British Loyalists to use his property as a hospital. According to legend, his daughter Mary Musgrove helped a Patriot blacksmith Gailbreth Robinson (sometimes recorded as James Robertson) hide from these Loyalist troops in the cavern to the left of these falls. Robinson, nicknamed "Horseshoe" for his occupation, was brought food and information daily about the Loyalists' activities by Mary. This information led to a plan of attack for the Patriots. Later, the falls were named in Robinson's honor.
To learn more about this important skirmish (and to fully understand the difficulty of the battle) take a walk on the newly cleared and constructed interpretive trail.
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