Country Feelings - Dawson Station Traditional Cache
Country Feelings - Dawson Station
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This series is more about the places than the cache! Growing up out here in the sticks, I always heard and knew of these "villages" that were created by the people that lived here. Some of these "villages" aren't on the new maps, and almost all are now considered part of a nearby bigger town or borough.
When I was growing up, my dad and pap mentioned that there used to be an old railroad station here. I did some research and found out they were right! Over the railroad tracks nearby, you will see two ponds and up on the hill behind the ponds used to be Dawson Station. According to "The Pennsylvania Line" (A Research Guide to PA Genealogy & Local History published by Southwest PA Geneological Services), Dawson Station was a pretty busy station along these tracks.
There is a small pull off for parking near the cache, but please be careful pulling off and onto RT 53 cause it is very busy! Also watch out for trains cause these tracks aren't very busy but still have trains that travel them - which might make it difficult to make the grab if traffic is backed up from a train. Please do not trespass past the metal gate by the cache or on the track cause it is private property and could be dangerous.
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