Historic Hulston Mill Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/12/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Hulston Grist Mill was established at the confluence of the Sac River & Turnback Creek in Dade County, MO in 1840. Land records show that Ezekiel Madison Campbell was the owner. In 1848 Henry H. Pemberton bought the mill from his father-in-law, Ezekiel Campbell, and operated it until 1859 and then sold it to Henry Engleman. The mill played an important role in saving Missouri for the Union during the Civil War. It is believed Mr. Engleman refused to grind grain for Union troops. Dade County Home Guard was called to supply grain to General Lyon's army in Springfield because of them being so far from established supply lines. Without food supplies from Hulston Mill and other area mills, Lyon's army might have been forced to retreat northward closer to supply lines. Instead, well supplied Lyon was able to engage Confederate forces near Springfield in the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Engleman operated the mill for another ten years after the Civil War and sold to James Christopher Hulston in 1875. Soon after, a post office, general store, drug store, livery stable, and a blacksmith shop were established and the small community was recognized as Hulston, MO. The mill was modernized several times over the years and was ultimately moved to it's current location because of the construction of Stockton Lake in 1967. You will be looking for an ammo container with a lot of goodies to trade. There is also a "Trash Out Cache In" coin inside with an official geocaching.com bag to pick up any trash you might see on the grounds of Hulston Mill. This is a beautiful historical area that you can camp, ride horses, have a family picnic and even a hiking trail that you can take a stroll on and look for a geocache. Special permission received from the Dade County Historical Society to hide this cache at the Historic Hulston Mill grounds.

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