Taneytown - Former MML Geotrail 2013 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/4/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Maryland Municipal League Geotrail 2013
Celebrating Maryland’s Cities and Towns.
Taneytown - MML District 11

The 2013 MML geotrail and geocoin promotion ended on April 1, 2014. We would like to thank everyone for participating and a special thanks to the Maryland Geocaching Society members for all their support. Be sure to visit the MGS website at www.mdgps.org for the latest news on geocaching in Maryland.


For updated information, visit the MML web site at http://www.mdmunicipal.org or the Maryland Geocaching Society web site at MGS Link

You are seeking a traditional hide, stocked with a variety of items. The cache takes you the Taneytown Police Station which is designed as an old railroad depot. Be sure to park in marked spaces, or you might meet one of the officers.
The first inhabitants of the area now known as Taneytown were Indians. The Tuscarora tribe hunted deer, otter, wolves, and wildcats in the abundant woodlands. Stone hatchets, arrowheads, banner stones, and other relics left by the Indians can still be found today. Names such as Otterdale, Bear Branch, Beaver Dam, and Monocacy reflect the early history of the area.

When the first volley was fired in the Revolutionary War, Taneytown was already an established community. Speculators had taken the first land grants with the intention of subdividing the land and selling lots to settlers. Some 7,900 acres were granted in such circumstances to Edward Diggs and Raphael Taney in 1754. Taney, whose home was in St. Mary’s County, laid out the town, he named after himself.

The first deeds to settlers were registered in 1762. It is a popular misconception that the town is named for Roger Brook Taney, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1835. He shared a common ancestor with Raphael Taney, but he was not born until 1777.

On June 30, 1791, President George Washington recorded his impression of Taneytown after an overnight stay at the Adam Good Tavern: “I set off this morning a little after four o’clock in the prosecution of my journey towards Philadelphia— lodged in Tawnytown. Tawnytown is but a small place with only the street through which the road passes; the buildings are principally of wood.” Interestingly, he spelled the town’s name in the manner of its pronunciation.

During the Civil War, Union General George Meade set up his headquarters in Taneytown, expecting to lure General Robert E. Lee there from southern Pennsylvania. Instead, Northern and Southern forces clashed prematurely at Gettysburg, requiring Meade to quickly muster his troops out of Carroll County and move on to Gettysburg.

The Town of Taneytown thanks you for visiting!

Thanks to Sircurly for helping with this hide!
Thanks to the Calvertcachers, Snurt, and the Maryland Geocaching Society for assisting with this project!

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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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