Knot Here Traditional Cache

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Deep Creek Local: I finally got out to the park and sure enough, this one is gone. Will leave this area open for a cacher that's here more often. It's a beautiful area!

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Hidden : 10/2/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Herrington Manor State Park!

This cache was placed for the MGS 2013 Fall Event.

Take a walk from the boat ramp along the water’s edge. You will find a small trail, secreted away. Enjoy the short walk but look carefully, all is knot what it seems! You are seeking a small container.

A Hidden Treasure, Herrington Manor State Park is steeped in the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, an emergency program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 that paired the nation’s high number of unemployed young men with the desperate need for conservation work across the country. Camp S-54 Company 307 was stationed at Swallow Falls State Park from 1935-38 and it was during this time that the men of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “tree army” as they were called built Herrington Manor’s 53-acre lake, its first ten cabins and concession building, as well as planted thousands of trees and constructed forest roads between the two parks. These men, working for a mere twenty-five dollars a month, left an indelible mark in our state parks. Were it not for their efforts, this area would be vastly different today.


Herrington Manor features 20 rustic cabins for year round rental, a 53-acre lake and beach area, and for snow enthusiasts, seven miles of groomed cross-country ski trails with rentals and a warming hut on the lake. The park’s name is taken from the manor house of Abijah Herrington -- or was it?

Abijah Herrington and the mystery that surround him leave in question the origins of the manor house (see photo to right) and park name. It is commonly held that he was a wealthy land owner living in the area in the 1750’s and a sergeant in the Sandy Creek Rangers during the Revolutionary War, and that the park, manor house and nearby creek were named for him. However it seems that most of what is known of Abijah is sheer myth. The facts do not seem to support the opinion that he held vast amounts of land in southwestern Garrett County, and there is no actual record of him ever serving in the Sandy Creek Rangers. It is not clear if he ever even lived in the manor house or owned the land that is currently Herrington Manor State Park. Abijah’s name cannot be found on any local deeds, surveys or military rosters. So just who was he and how did his legend result in the naming of a park, creek and homestead after him? As with Abijah Herrington, the park itself is also Garrett County’s best-kept secret.
The above text is quoted from DNR History, Treasure of the West.

 Visit the Herrington Manor website for the latest details and park information.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg ba gur tebhaq

Decryption Key

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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