# 1000 HIDE....Cape Forchu Lightstation... Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/25/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Yarmouth shoreline is thought to have been discovered in 1007 by Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red. Eric the Red was responsible for the first European settlement in the new world in Iceland. The Yarmouth County Museum has a four-pound stone discovered at Cape Forchu which is believed to translate to " Leif to Eric Raises ". The authenticity of this "Runic Stone", discovered in 1812 by Dr. Richard Fletcher, cannot be completely confirmed because in the 1930 's Rev. Gordon T. Lewis had the markings re-chiselled to make them more prominent; in doing so he made it impossible to make an accurate dating. Substance is added to the claim that the "Runic Stone" is an original because foundations of Norse houses were found ten kilometers outside of Yarmouth in Tusket.

Samuel de Champlain landed on this most southern tip of Nova Scotia in late May of 1604 and named the site "Cap Forchu" -- Cap meaning 'cape' and Forchu relating to 'fork', meaning well separated or cloven. The present name first appears in a grant made September 1759 in which it is provided that the tract of land hitherto known as Cape Forchu "shall be a township to be called hereafter & known by the name of the township of Yarmouth". However, the area where the lighthouse is located today continues to bear the name Cape Forchu. The Lighthouse on Cape Forchu was originally built in 1840 and replaced with a more modern structure in the early 1960s. A plaque describes the story of the lighthouse and its development. Past the parking area, a path winds its way to the Leif Ericson Picnic Park overlooking huge, sea washed rocks ( a Viking landing spot).

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