BEST Geo-Art: T05/49
Lorane, Exeter Township, Berks County, PA
The Mordecai Lincoln House, also known as just the Lincoln House, is a historic house in Exeter Township built by Mordecai Lincoln, the great-great-grandfather President Abraham Lincoln. The house stands in the narrow valley of Hiester Creek on a 9 acre plot near the village of Lorane on Lincoln Road.
Viewed from the road, it is about 30 feet wide by 20 feet deep, with two rooms, one on each side. It is one of the oldest English-style houses in Berks County, and resembles the Penn Plan design propagated by William Penn in the early days of Pennsylvania. With the gable-end to the front and its banking into the hill, it also resembles the German vernacular style common in Berks County in the eighteenth century. The house was used as a farmhouse into the twentieth century.
The Lincoln House was built in …
A. 1733 (N 40° 27.478 W 075° 54.640)
B. 1726 (N 40° 27.478 W 075° 54.651)
C. 1741 (N 40° 27.478 W 075° 54.629)
D. 1737 (N 40° 27.470 W 075° 54.640)
E. 1739 (N 40° 27.486 W 075° 54.640)
Note: The Mordecai Lincoln House is located at N 40 16.917, W 75 50.033. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1947.
Note: This cache has the hunting attribute selected. Hunters wear orange, and when the time is right, and so should you. During hunting season, it is best to do this series on a Sunday. The majority of the cache containers are hidden within 10 - 20 feet from the trail. Since these caches are hidden in the woods, you will encounter things like wildlife, poison ivy, bugs, ticks, etc. That is just part of geocaching in the great outdoors. Good Luck.
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