Berrien County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid
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Berrien County - Letters From Home
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Parking for the caches in the "Letters From Home" series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna)
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| LETTERS FROM HOME |
BERRIAN COUNTY |
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| Berrien County is a county located in the extreme southwest of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 156,813. The county seat is St. Joseph. |
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As one of the Cabinet counties, Berrien County was named for John M. Berrien of Georgia, U.S. Attorney General under U.S. President Andrew Jackson (1829–1831). The county was founded in 1829 and organized in 1831.
After creation of the Michigan Territory in 1805, the territory now comprising Berrien County was part of Wayne County, Michigan. About 1780, William Burnett came from New Jersey and established a trading post at the mouth of the St. Joseph River (present-day site of St. Joseph), and traded with indigenous peoples and French Canadians who lived in the area at that time. About the same time, Joseph Bertrand also established a trading post on the river, in a location now part of Niles Charter Township. In December 1822, missionary Isaac McCoy moved his family and 18 Indian students from Indiana to a site on the St. Joseph River near the present-day city of Niles to open a mission to the Potawatomi Indians. The Carey Mission, as he named it, was 100 miles from the nearest White settlement. In 1827 St. Joseph Township was organized as part of Wayne County. The township included all lands acquired from the Native Americans by the Treaty of Chicago of 1821.
Berrien County's boundaries were set off by an act of the legislature of the Michigan Territory on October 29, 1829, with its present limits, but it was initially attached as Niles Township to Cass County for administrative purposes. In 1831 Berrien County was detached from Cass County.
The county was initially divided into three townships: Berrien Township, consisting of present-day townships of Berrien, Oronoko, and Lake plus a two-mile strip north of that territory; St. Joseph Township, consisting of everything north of Berrien Township; and Niles Township, consisting of everything south of Berrien Township. |
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To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. From the posted coordinates travel 5817 feet at a true north azimuth of 90.7 degrees. There you will find a traffic control sign.
- If it is a yellow triangle you have reached your destination.
- If it is a red octagon then some math is required.
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- Identify the year that the county was detached from Cass county. Multiply that year by 5.5 and let the product = X. Now add 43 to X, and set this equal to Z.
- Travel Z feet at a tru north azimuth of 89.8 degrees to this new location. <></>
- <>That will place you near a former railroad grade now used as a recreational trail. Nearby is a signpost with two signs on it. Mark that as a reference point.</>
2. Now, determine the year the Carey Mission was was opened. Multiply that year by 5.36 and let that product = Y. Travel Y feet at a true north azimuth of 141.7 degrees from the reference waypoint marked above.
3.You will find what you seek hidden nearby in the typical manner. |
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In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)
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Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series. Please be considerate of your fellow cachers and use a wet wipe to clean the stamp before you put it back.
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| For more on Berrien County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berrien_County,_Michigan |
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For those that might not have tools to project waypoints geolifeline.com may be of some use to you.
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| There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing. |
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