For my Girl Scout Gold Award Project, I will be placing 27 caches throughout Hunterdon County, NJ. Hunterdon County celebrated its 300th Anniversary in 2014. (The Gold Award is the highest award that can be earned in Girl Scouts).
This series GS GA/TC: (Girl Scout Gold Award/Tri-Centennial), when complete, will consist of Alexandria, Bethlehem, Bloomsbury, Califon, Town of Clinton, Clinton Township, Delaware, East Amwell, Flemington, Franklin, Frenchtown, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Holland, Kingwood, Lambertville, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon Township, Milford, Raritan, Readington, Stockton, Tewksbury, Union, West Amwell and Caching For The Gold. There is no set order or any clues to collect.
Parking can be found a few feet from the GZ. If the parking lot is full, street parking is available. This is a very busy muggle area, especially in warmer weather. Stealth is required. Bring a writing instrument.
After you locate the cache, look across the river and you will see the Red Mill Museum Village and The Mulligan Limestone Quarry. Built in 1810, the mill was used for processing wool, peach basket production, plaster, graphite, talc, and grist. In 1848, two brothers, Frank and Pat Mulligan, purchased land surrounding the mill. The land was rich in calcite rock, also known as dolomite limestone. The limestone was crushed and used in road construction, ground to make mortar, or burned in a kiln to produce fertilizer. Limestone was also used for roadbeds in the region and building foundations in The Town of Clinton.