CCGT Alexander Traditional Cache
Rockton Raiders: Archiving this cache AND stay tuned for a new cache and an official new GeoTour coming very soon to Clearfield County. Keep an eye on http://www.visitclearfieldcounty.org/geocaching for details.
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This Cache is part of the Clearfield County Geotrail cemetery leg. Each cache contains a unique code to use in your CCGT passport book, once you obtain 25 CCGT finds your passport can be validated for our commemorative coin. Please be respectful to the cemeteries and only cache from dawn till dusk. Please visit www.visitclearfieldcounty.org/outdoors/geotrail for information on where to obtain your passport book and how to validate your book to receive the coin.
On July 1, 1784, Revolutionary War Soldier James Alexander was given a tract of land in Clearfield County for his service with the Commissary Department of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. The 1600 acres of land was once occupied by the Delaware Indians; but by the time James
surveyed the land with his eldest son Robert in the summer of 1785, few remained. James never lived in Clearfield County and his 1785 visit was the only
one he made, dying 6 years later in 1791. In 1784, James divided the lands into four tracts, one for each of his sons: William Brown, Hugh, Joseph, and Reed. In
1809, William B. Alexander and his family settled in present day Bigler Township in an area that became known as Alexander’s Fording and the first cabin was
located along Alexander’s Run. When William died, his will stated that his land was to be divided into eight sections with one going to each of his seven sons and
one to be used as a public burial place. The cemetery was given to the people of Madera by William’s family on April 28, 1862. Besides the grave of William B.
Alexander, another notable tombstone can be found in the cemetery. Daniel Smith, a black civil war soldier for the 55th Massachusetts Infantry, is buried in
Alexander’s Cemetery; and is one of only two black civil war soldiers buried in the County
When the coins for a CCGT trail are gone, that trail will be archived.
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