This is one of ten caches
placed for the 2011 Cache Across Maryland. Each location was picked
specifically to give you a taste of the state and show you just a
part of its beauty. By combining all ten, you'll be able to see why
Maryland is truly "America in Miniature". We hope you enjoy
them!
Newtowne Neck Sate Park is
one of the newest state parks in MD. Located in Compton, MD, it is
the location of one of the oldest settlements in the state. The
following is off the state website:
Newtowne Neck State Park is
a 776 acre peninsula surrounded by Breton Bay, St. Clements Bay,
and the Potomac River. It has seven (7) miles of ecologically and
recreationally important waterfront.
Newtowne Neck was home to
the Piscataway Native American Tribe and their ancestors for many
centuries before its settlement by the colonists. The property,
Newtowne Neck, is the site of the first settlement in Maryland
after the original settlement in Saint Mary's City. The original
colonists landed on St. Clement's Island in 1634. In 1640, William
Bretton was granted 750 acres from Cecelius Calvert for the
Newtowne Neck tract. In 1668, the Society of Jesus acquired the
property from William Bretton in exchange for 40,000 pounds of
tobacco. William and his wife, Temperance, donated one and one-half
acres of their property in 1661 to the Society of Jesus to
establish a chapel and cemetery. The property was maintained by the
Society of Jesus until they withdrew from the land in 1967 to work
in other areas.
There is a small parking
area at the entrance of the park. This is the suggested parking
area. The cache will appear to be less than .25 miles away but
unless you plan of getting very wet or just love thorns, don't
attempt a straight line. The easiest way to get to the cache
location is to follow the child waypoints provided very closely.
There are no shoulders along the county road so take care. Also,
these are working fields. Please walk around them and not through
them.
You will need to bushwhack
into cache location as there are no trails. This will not be as
hard as it sounds.
There is a drop off (cliff)
within 10 feet of the cache. It's not a far drop, approximately 5
or 6 feet. You do not need to go near this area to retrieve the
cache but the views are much better there!