Pond Spring stop # 2 Traditional Cache
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Unfortunately the coordinates will only take you to Pond Spring the family home of General Joe Wheeler. You are looking for a small lock and lock container.
Fortunately the area is undergoing renovations and will be restored for all to see. Just a short drive east of the cache are two historical markers that will offer more information about the Wheelers
This is # 2 in the Civil War the Home Front in Alabama geocaching passport. If you want to do the whole series down load the passport from (visit link)
Stamp your passport at the other 19 locations and take it to the Decatur Convention and Visitors Bureau for a free Civil War Home Front collectable coin. If you just want the smiley feel free to find the cache and sign the log.
A list of all 20 caches can be found at vesole.com
Located near Courtland, Alabama, Pond Spring was home to Joseph Wheeler, former Major General of Cavalry of the Confederate western army, The Army of Tennessee.
History runs deep at The Wheeler Home. The stories of the families and events surrounding the locale continue to draw the interest of all who choose to explore its depths.
Wheeler was also a long-time U.S. Congressman following the Civil War, and yet again became a Major General during the Spanish-American War (U.S. Army Volunteers).
A man with a well-earned name, "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler became a national symbol for reunification and reconciliation following the Civil War and throughout the latter half of the 19th Century.
As the U.S. Congressman, he largely contributed toward the progressive economic direction the northern section of Alabama would pursue during the 20th Century.
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