A Little Punxsutawney History Multi-Cache
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A Little Punxsutawney History
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A stage 1 puzzle gets you started on this multi-cache featuring some historical buildings in the Punxsutawney area. The second and third stages are simply coordinates that lead you to the final stage. The final container, a regular, can hold trade items.
No bushwacking needed on any of the stages.
Stage 1: A prominent leader in many areas, Charles Margiotti was a native of Punxsutawney, PA. Visit this marker to read about his many accomplishments and to solve the puzzle for the next leg of this cache. Please pull into the driveway of the cemetery but do not block the road.
N 40 A5 6BC W 78 5D E0F
A= Seventh number under Charles J. Margiotti’s name
B= Last number of the first year he served as Pennsylvania Attorney General
C= Third number of the last year he served as Pennsylvania Attorney General
D= Subtract the first number from the second number in the year he died
E= Last number of the year he was the Republican candidate for governor
F= How many letters in the name of the cemetery where he is buried
Stage 2: This one room building was built in 1886 and destroyed by fire in 1902. It was rebuilt in 1904. The land on which this building stands was owned by Valentine Snyder who came to this country from Germany in 1885 and it was later passed on to Mrs. Blair Postlewaite, a granddaughter of Mr. Snyder. Her husband, Blair Postlewaite, donated the property to the Punxsutawney Area Historical and Genealogy Society. It is now a museum—a tribute to all who have memories of those times gone by.
Stage 3: This historical home along Millionaires’ Row was built in 1869 by James E. Mitchell on property between Punxsutawney and Clayville. Mrs. Mitchell was the daughter of Jacob Hoover, early Clayville settler. Her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Robinson, later lived in this residence. The building, acquired by the PAHGS through the 400 Club and generousity of Mrs. Florence E. Lattimer Helwig in honor of her parents, is currently home to Punxsutawney areas genealogy records, as well as the Highlands Galleries, Groundhog Day History Museum, and a photograph and film archive. Many rooms in this historic house were generously sponsored and furnished by members of the Punxsutawney community. A large multi-purpose room makes it possible to accommodate the community for meetings, banquets, and children and adult workshops. Knowledgeable volunteers help researchers in the genealogy room and maintain records of Punxsutawney and the surrounding areas.
Final: The style of this home built in 1903 by Edwin C. McKibben and later sold to T.E. Bennis is different than the other mansions on this street in that its footprint shows successive step backs in looking from rear to the front of the building with architectural details showing an arts and crafts influence. Donated to the PAHGS by Bennis’ daughter Dorothy Bennis Cooney, the floor plan of this home allowed for first floor occupants to move about from room to room while a hallway and back stairs provided servants access from their third floor quarters without entering public living spaces. The building has now been turned into a museum housing collections of early settlers, farming, mining, lumbering, railroad, industrial and daily life artifacts. Volunteers are an important part of preserving the valuable historical information maintained by PAHGS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SLIPPERYWEASELS ON THE FTF!
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