Approach the Bench Traditional Cache
GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.
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An easy P&G, steeped in History Judges Cave, at the summit of West Rock State Park, was the hiding place of Edward Whalley and William Goffe, who were among 59 members of Parliament who signed the warrant condemning King Charles I to death in 1649.
This geocache is placed with the permission of the DEEP.
The west face of the rock formation bears a marker reading, “Here May Fifteenth 1661 and for some weeks thereafter Edward Whalley and his son-in-law William Goffe, members of the Parliament General, officers in the army of the Commonwealth and signers of the death warrant of King Charles First, found shelter and concealment from the officers of the Crown after the Restoration. ‘Opposition to tyrants is obedience to God.’” After fleeing England, Whalley and Goffe stayed briefly in Massachusetts before learning that agents of the Crown were looking for them. In New Haven, they were sheltered by Rev. John Davenport (the city would name streets after all three gentlemen) before hiding atop West Rock. Their stay at the rock formation lasted about a month before Whalley and Goffe were chased from the cave by a panther. They moved again and resettled in Hadley, Mass. Pretty sure our Cachers won't have to worry about Panthers at least!
HOURS:
The park is open for walk-in access from 8 am to sunset.
The drive to the summit is open for vehicles from Memorial Day to the last weekend in October.
PETS:
Pets on a leash are permitted on hiking trails.
FEES:
There is no parking fee at West Rock Ridge State Park.
This geocache is placed with the permission of the DEEP.
Additional Hints
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