Woodland Beach Shipwreck Traditional Cache
OReviewer: As there's been no response to my earlier note, I am forced to archive this listing.
If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact me email, including the GC Code, and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
Thanks,
-OReviewer
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Caution! This cache is accessible only at Low Tide.
This is a strenuous hike involving mud, small stream crossings, and a changing tidal landscape. In the warm months, beware of biting flies and mosquitoes.
The cache is located 1.25 miles south of the Woodland Beach pier. Walk south along the beach from the Woodland Beach parking area. This section of beach may be impassable at high tide. The best approach time is 1-2 hours before low tide. Check the Tide Tables!
But for your efforts, you will be rewarded with a facinating shipwreck, located on the shores of Fraland Cove, and visible only at low tide. Not much is known about this wreck, but if you have any more information, let me know, and I'll update the cache.
One story claims that this was a Spanish ship, perhaps the Brig Newbern, which ran aground here in September of 1821. The Newbern was a sailing ship with two square-rigged masts. When returning from Gibraltar, heading for Philadelphia, Captain John Cushing lost the Brig Newbern in a storm, when she was driven ashore and stranded near Bombay Hook after a loss of cables and anchors. The Brig Newbern was a merchant ship, frequently sailing from Philadelphia to Madeira, Lisbon, Gibralter, Buenos Aires, and other ports. Perhaps this is the Newbern?
Another possiblity is that this wreck was a barge used to move stones up and down the Delaware bay for the purpose of building stone Jetties.
This is a small cache located near the high water water mark, up higher in the rocks. Do not venture onto the private property inland beyond the treeline.
This can be a difficult hike, depending on conditions. Bring water and plan accordingly!!!
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