This cache is a compromise replacement for the now archived Hanover Branch Railroad #11 and #12 caches.
There are several sites of interest in the Town of Abington's history located near this cache. Some of those places of historical interest are:
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The former Light & Power Co. of Abington & Rockland. The brick former office building still stands very close to this cache and is in use today by the Apex Corporation. The Apex Corporation is an HVAC contractor.
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The former location of the Rockland & Abington Street Railway car barn and offices at the corner of North Avenue and John Street. Later businesses at this location included the Plymouth Rock (later Sealtest) Ice Cream Co.; a meat packing plant; Mercury Metals; and now, in a new building, Walsh Sheet Metal Co.
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The former North Abington sewer filtration bed is the open field visible along the power line south of the rail trail near the cache. Until the arrival of town wide sewerage a small section of North Abington had its own sewer system which was built by the Crossett Shoe Co. (whose factory is now New England Art Co.). An interesting fact is that the Timberland Shoe Company supposedly got its start as a tenant in that New England Art building as far back as 1952 when it was called The Abington Shoe Company. The Timberland® name was introduced in 1973. The company eventually moved to New Hampshire.
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Nearby is an area that had the interesting name of “Piggery Beach”. Why it was called that apparently has been lost to history. During the 1950's the area was used by Littlefield-Wyman Nurseries as a plant nursery. It is now the location of an condominium complex at Pattison and Charles Streets.
Please access the cache via the rail trail from Charles St. in Abington or Plain St. in Rockland. Access to the trail from John St. involves crossing private property. Accessing Charles St. from John St. also involves crossing the private property of the Apex Corporation.
The cache itself is a 2”x6” plastic pill bottle. There is a Wheresgeorge dollar bill for the FTF.