GC3T9MG GMNC:#1 Edwards Street Cemetery (Traditional Cache) in Maine, United States created by grittymaine

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A cache by grittymaine Message this owner

Hidden : 8/9/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is an easy cache at the Edwards St Cemetery in Portland ME. The cemetery is easily mistaken for someone's yard as it is all grass and trees. It's the size of a house lot with homes on either side. If you look around a bit you can find two old gravestones. Please be respectful of the neighbors. Cache is a small Tupperware container.Not a 24/7 cache.

THIS GEOCACHE IS ON PUBLIC LAND Bailey's Hill Cemetery Mitchell's Hill, now Edwards St. Benjamin Bailey left 3 ½ acres of land to his daughters, Dorothy and Sally. 1/4 was for a burying ground, "some bodies had already been buried". In 1841 a fence was built around it. 4 known burials: Sarah Crocker Bradley, April 27, 1821 41 yrs old Mary Riggs Hall, no dates William King, May 14, 1820 - May 9, 1846 Mary Rice, Aug 19,1826 or 1866? 21 yrs old After the establishment of Evergreen & Pine grove cemeteries, the engraved stones were removed to one of them. In 1898, two were still left, Mary Rice and Mary Riggs. It is assumed that these were finally removed also. Every so often since the turn of the century someone wants to level the tomb. From L.B. Chapman articles. All this information was compiled by Karen Sherman Ketover, who did the research on her own. It is all the information that we have. If you were to research and come up with any new information, we would be grateful to hear what you have found.

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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GMNC:#1 Edwards Street Cemetery Traditional Cache

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