This is a guardrail cache. I know, I know, the last thing we need is another guardrail cache. But this one marks a cool spot. An odd spot.
Near this cache is the Kingsville Hoodoo Marker, a large stone monolith with a curse inscribed on it. It is believed the stone was erected by Edward Day to serve as a boundary marker between three different properties.
According to the Maryland Historical Society, the Hoodoo Marker was probably set up in 1810 by Edward Day to assert where he believed that the corners of three properties (called “Expectation,” “Young’s Escape,” and “Onion’s Prospect Hill”) met. His neighbor, Thomas Todd, didn’t agree, and it went to court with Edward Day and Thomas Kell against Todd. Todd apparently prevailed, because on March 14, 1814, an agreement was signed by the parties wherein the boundary stone was to be moved, and Todd’s legal expenses were to be paid by Day and Kell.
The full text of the inscription reads:
This stone is in place of a double poplar tree, a boundary of expectation francis freedom alias young’s escape and the second boundary of onion’s prospect hill, the latter now owned by Edward Day. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor’s landmark and all the people shall say amen. Deuteronomy chap 27 verse 17
Please note this is not a virtual cache. There is a container at GZ with a log. The log should have your name on it when you log a Found It. If you cannot locate the container, that is a DNF. If you need assistance in finding the container, message me and I will reply ASAP. The container is magnetic, so there are not many places it could be, and the description tells you where it is. Thank you.