COT- Quartz on Orange Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/10/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

COT Columbia Orange Trail Cache! After having a great time caching the Camp Columbia bushwhack series, we decided to place a series of caches on the well-marked trails in this beautiful forest. All caches are placed less than 100 feet from the marked trail.
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In 1903, Columbia University purchased a 600-acre parcel of farmland in Lakeside, CT (near Morris and Litchfield). Part of that land served as a summer camp for Columbia University’s surveying and engineering students. "Camp Columbia", as it was known, was utilized for 80 years for students to put their classroom skills to practical use.

During World War I, the Camp was used for combat training for college students that planned to apply for commissions as officers. Even today, subtle remnants of trenches dug in 1917 and 1918 are still evident in various parts of the property.

Camp Columbia closed in 1983. The site has been designated as state forest, and though all the buildings of the camp which were once here in various states of decay have been torn down- a stone tower is still here.
More info can be found on the CT State Website : (visit link)
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