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Michigan Spirit Quest #60 - "Don't Cross the Coal" Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/27/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


“Michigan Spirit Quest”

The Michigan Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by MICHIGAN Pioneers. This series is inspired by and is a continuation of the Indiana Spirit Quest caches created by SixDogTeam.


(Photos by Handyman)
Michigan Spirit Quest #60

"Don't Cross the Coal"


WELCOME TO MEDINA CEMETERY





This cemetery is located behind Medina Federated Church.



This cemetery is the final resting place of Captain William Channing Moore. William Moore enlisted as a private in the First Michigan Infantry in 1861 at the age of 16. In July of 1862 He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of the 18th Michigan Infantry. By November of that year he was promoted again to Captain. He served as Captain until his untimely death in May of 1866. He drowned while while attempting to cross the Coal River in the Indian Territory. He was only 21 when he drowned.



CONGRATS TO Daryn for adventure FOR THE FTF!!!!!!!!

FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE NIGHT CACHING WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE!

The cache container is a small Lock & Lock. BYOP. The cache is not located near a grave... If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground or replace it. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out. Say a prayer for our brave troops, fighting overseas. God Bless America!

MSQ caches are brought to you by the following fellows of GEOMSQ: SixDogTeam (Earthdog Patrick, Lead Dog, Wheel Dog), Wolverine Warriors, The Outcaches, SafariBob & Tweety, PairOMedicChick, Cyclops, Son of Cyclops, The Herd, Menstown1, Ali Kat, Jagman714, Geo's Loulog, MI Chickenlegs, sweetlife, MiTuCats,TeamMina, Happyasaclam, Allenite, Gnarly Twotrack, Woolsox, and Handyman & Fam. If you are interested in spreading the Quest to your neck of the woods AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, email Wolverine Warriors.

*Grand Exalted Order of the Michigan Spirit Quest*

** THIS IS A GENUINE MICHIGAN SPIRIT QUEST CACHE**

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