1st at the First Traditional Cache

This is my first geocache in North Berwick so I thought it most appropriate to hide it at another “first” - the First Baptist Church of North Berwick. This church is the first (and oldest) Baptist church in the state of Maine, organized in 1768.

North Berwick is a very historic town. After you find the cache, take time to linger on the green or enjoy Doughty's Falls on the Great Works River. Enjoy a cup of coffee on a park bench while you view the old mill building which produced woolen blankets for the soldiers during the Civil War and more recently, was used as the Parrish Shoes Factory in the 1995 movie Jumanji. Imagine what the town was like over a 100 years ago when it was a bustling mill town and a regular stop on the Boston and Maine Railroad!

If you plan to find this cache on the 3^rd Saturday in August, you can also enjoy the Annual North Berwick Mill Field Festival in the park at the same time – great food, library book sale, historic house tour, live entertainment, quilt show, games, crafts, and much, much more.

This log is in a small, magnetic keycase so BYO pen or pencil. Sadly, no room for trinkets. It may not be easily accessible by wheelchair, as you must cross a stretch of grass to reach it. It also might not be accessible in the winter if the snow is over a foot deep. Free parking is available on the street or next door at the town offices.