This year New Castle is celebrating the bicentennial of Horace
Greeley's birth. Horace Greeley was best known as the influential
publisher of the New York Tribune as well as ardent abolitionist,
an avid supporter of women’s and workers’ rights, a
Radical Republican and, finally, the presidential candidate of both
the Liberal Republican and Democratic parties in the 1872 election.
Greeley was routed in the election - tough draw running against
U.S. Grant after the Civil War - and died before the electoral
votes were even counted. Horace was Chappaqua's most famous
resident until the Clintons arrived in 1999.
Horace was also a trailblazer in another facet of his life - he
was probably the first rail commuter from Westchester to Manhattan.
Here's a period lithiograph showing Horace heading for the
7:45. As a salute to the forefather of commuting (which, in time,
gave rise to the advent of the "station car" and the "train beer"),
I've planted this cache. To find it, you will first need to find
the location depicted below.
From there go towards the rising sun (i.e., contrary to the well
known admonition often (mistakenly) credited to Mr. Greeley) and
you will see a classic urban hiding spot albeit in a highly unusual
suburban setting. The cache is a magnetic hide-a-key which is
enough of a hint. A pencil has been provided but bring your own
writing implement just in case. There is another container sharing
the cache's hiding spot - that "cache" belongs to the New Castle
Historical Society - please leave it alone.
If there is a chance you could get electrocuted trying to find this
cache, you're doing something wrong. There is limited
standing/parking (one car) in the area depicted below. I will not
jinx you by saying it's an "easy hide" (but it is). Happy
hunting.