GC5C1E6 FSC-2014 Hale-Byrnes House (Traditional Cache) in Delaware, United States created by Delaware Geocaching adopted by minpin

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OReviewer: As there's been no response to my earlier note, I am forced to archive this listing.

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A cache by Delaware Geocaching adopted by minpin Message this owner

Hidden : 9/26/2014

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This cache was originally placed for the the First State Challenge 2014 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers! Although the challenge has ended, this cache is still available to be found!!

FSC-2014 Hale-Byrnes House
Cache Details:
A drive-up cache. Be sure to check out the gardens and White Clay Creek at back of the house.

Description:
On January 16, 1773 Daniel Byrnes purchased the house we now call the Hale-Byrnes House from David Finney of New Castle. The property where the house stands on the south-west bank of the White Clay Creek was once owned by millwright Warwick Hale, who left the property to his son, Samuel. Whether the house was built by Samuel Hale or David Finney is not known, but a brick inscribed “A. Finney” is found in the second story back wall. The Byrnes family is credited with adding the two-story service wing with a walk-in fireplace. The house is listed National Register of Historic Places.:
Daniel Byrnes was a Quaker and millwright. The house was a great location for business, being on the main road which connected Philadelphia and Baltimore. A T-intersection in front of the house led travelers west to Ogletown, Newark and Elkton, Maryland. Byrnes was also active in the Society of Friends, participating in efforts to bring back to the folds of Quaker pacifism those men who had taken up arms. In 1777, the Byrnes family found themselves between the British and American armies. On September 6, 1777, three days after the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Delaware, George Washington held a war council at the Hale-Byrnes to plan the defense of Philadelphia. In attendance were George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, Henry Knox, and the Marquis de Lafayette in addition to other officers of the Continental army.

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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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FSC-2014 Hale-Byrnes House Traditional Cache

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