This is my fifth career hide, and the second of the year. The container and the hide location were inspired by the FoLK series that is prevalent in the area between Lima and Wapakoneta. However, this park and grab location also has a good bit of history to it.
Long before there was a Lincoln Highway, and longer before there was a U.S. Route 30, there was an old state road that crossed the Auglaize River near here, at a local landmark known as Cochran's Mill. Old Delphos Road (east of the river) and Ridge Road (west of the river) are both parts of that old state road, which stretched from Lima (founded 1831) to the future site of Delphos (founded 1844). According to old maps and road records from the 1830s and 1840s, the mill was located directly across the river from this point, somewhere along the west bank. Other than the fact that a John M. Cochran was one of the land owners, there seems to be no other recorded history about Cochran's Mill.
There is a pair of shiny Ohio quarters for the First To Find. One is from the state series and the other is from the National Park Series. You will need to bring your pen or Sharpie. This location is best accessed by turning south from Ridge Road onto Old Delphos Road, with parking on the west side of road beyond the end of the guardrail.