The Burrough Dover House Traditional Cache
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This container is hidden 20 feet or so off the trail behind the Burrough Dover House, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
This Quaker Farmhouse might remind you of the eye of a storm. Surrounded on 3 sides by factories and businesses, the home sits tall and proud amidst a rolling green lawn. If you let your mind wander, you may be able to imagine what the area was like in 1710 when the house was built. There were no factories, highways, and no motorized engines to break up the peace and quiet. The home was built long before electricity, telephones, or indoor plumbing. It was certainly there long before the age of information. The teenagers who lived here did not have facebook or texting. In order to talk trash about your neighbors, you actually had to do find a neighbor to gossip with .. in person!
The folks at the Pennsauken Historical Society host several events at the Burrough Dover house each year. A visit to one of their open houses will give you a glimpse inside the days of yesteryear. The inside of the house hosts a museum with lots of nostalgia to look through. There are usually guides dressed in colonial garb who are willing to answer all your questions about life “back in the day”. Also, I can personally attest that they serve delicious apple cider during at least one of the events I have been to!
Two families occupied this home from the time it was built until the 1960’s – you may have guessed their names - the Burroughs and the Dovers. Yes, these families owned the home for 250 years!
The house is bordered by woods on one side, and there is a nature trail with steps and benches. To find this cache, venture down the steps a bit, heading down to the Pennsauken “crik” as my grandmother pronounces it. You will have to venture a little bit off the trail to find the cache.
If you are coming from the Cherry Hill-ish area, make the last right off Haddonfield Rd before you would get onto the Betsy Ross Bridge/Route73/Route 130. Coming from 73 or 130, the turn will come up quickly. Turn left immediately once the highway divider comes to an end or you will miss the turn.
If you have a moment, sit on one of the benches and take in this old house and think of those simpler times. Happy Caching!!
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