The stage coach road used to run by this place. According to here , George Washington passed this way in June of 1791 when he took a tour of the southern states.
QUOTED from the web site listed above:
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From McKendree, the President's route took him to Crystal Hill, then northeast through Lennig and Whiteville and up the Coles' Ferry road past Ellis Creek Baptist Church to the Ferry.
Pride's, where the President had breakfast, was, according to the late Mr. Faulkner, near Crystal Hill. It was a tavern, now destroyed, and was properly called Priddy's after the Priddy family that ran it.
There has, over the years, been a great deal of confusion as to where the Col. Issac Coles, with whom the President stayed, lived. Some have said it was in Pittsylvania County, others at Mildendo, in Halifax County. Actually, it was at Coles' Ferry. The confusion has arisen because there were so many Isaacs in every generation of the Coles family."
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When I read this on the web, I mentioned to my husband what it said. He surprised me by telling me it runs right through this property.
Now for the cache.
The title of the cache is because of the rock columns at the gate, at the time I hid this I couldn't think of a better name. lol
I placed the cache here to draw attention to the history of the old stage road. Like the Oregon trail on the great plains, it can still be seen to the left of the gate. The Priddy's Tavern mentioned in the article on the web, is believed to be a short distance down the stage road you see to the left of the gate. I wanted to place a cache there, unfortunately, it's on the other property. Permission isn't given to that location. Thanks for reading this cache description and I hope you've enjoyed the history!
The container is quite a nice sized metal box, painted in faded green. It blends in nicely with the surrounding plant life. It has plenty of room for swag, trackables and toys for the kiddies. Have fun!
Permission has been given by the landowner to place this cache here.
Please do not cross the fence or go past the gate, it belongs to a different landowner and permission is not given to enter.
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Quilter512
For Being FTF!!!