This Cache is placed as part of the New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 52 geocaches hidden within 16 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 35 or more will be eligible to enter their names in a drawing for valuable prizes. The first 75 people to find 35 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to stamp your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item.
Many people do not know the important role Philip Schuyler played in history. Some know him simply as a pillar of early Albany politics. He was Major General of the Northern Army under George Washington and played an important role in strategic planning during the Revolutionary War. He was replaced by General Horatio Gates just before the Battles of Saratoga. There is much more to learn about this unique individual, however. If you search a little harder, you will discover all sorts of fascinating hidden secrets and family history. We invite you to read the exterior signage on the grounds, view the Visitor Center exhibit, and for a small fee, take a tour of the mansion. While the site does not need to be open for you to reach the cache, we highly recommend you stop during daylight and operating hours.
The cache is located outside of the grounds and not in the stone walls.
Hint: Five clues have already been given.