Tradition of Washington Spring Traditional Cache
Tradition of Washington Spring
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The flatland beside the Little Youghioheny River on the western edge of Oakland has two items of historic interest.
First, it contains a spring, and according to tradition, George Washington stopped at this spring on the morning of September 26, 1784. For the full explanation of where GW was going, why, and who he was going to meet, read the historic marker at the site. This area was also the meeting point of 3 different Indian Trails; the Seneca Indian Trail, Glades Path, and McCullough's Pack Horse Path, formerly known as Warrior Path. When the Oakland Hotel was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1875, a walking path was laid out to Washington Spring. The spring was enclosed in stonework, and a small roof was built above it. Over the years, many famous people strolled along the path and duplicated George Washington's act of taking a refreshing drink of water from the stream. After taking a lovely stroll along the path and after admiring the meadow flowers and carved wooden sculptures along the way, stop to seek a small lock 'n lock type container. " Edited 4.20.14: To all future finders of this cache. The log is Tyvek. If it gets wet, please just wipe it off and sign it. There is no need to call for maintenance if the log is wet. It will survive nicely if you please wipe it off. Thank you.
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