OHIO SPIRIT QUEST #63 "THE 97TH AERO" Traditional Cache

The Ohio Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by Buckeye Pioneers. This series is inspired by and a continuation of the Indiana Spirit Quest caches created by Six Dog Team. In just over three years, the SPIRIT QUEST has grown to over 550 caches, with the hiding teams growing as well. The Ohio Spirit Quest has grown to over 30 in Ohio, with five current caching teams, three each with A Man and His Dog, one with a Couple and Their Dog... and one with A Woman and her Dog.
Over 1,000 cachers have logged over 20,000 finds. One cache machine found 111 ISQ caches in a single day (daylight hours only).

Come with us now for a virtual tour of this burial ground via this page, then go out and find the cache!

Wright Cemetery

Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio

OHIO SPIRIT QUEST #63
"THE 97TH AERO"

This cemetery was started by the United Brethren Church on ground given to them by Nathan Wright. The oldest stone is from 1849. The village of Liberty Center took over the cemetery around 1880.



The 97th Areo Squadron was a maintenance squadron of the United States Army during World War I. They were stationed in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The squadron was charged with mainaining and repairing aircraft. Cryil Henry Burns served as a cook for the 97th during his enlistment. The cook was considered by many to have one of the most important jobs during the war.

The cache container is a matchstick holder.
If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out.