Quilt Block #11 - Jacob's Ladder Traditional Cache

The Quilt Block Series will be a series of 30 caches that are mostly on back roads in President Township.  Some of the roads are posted "No Winter Maintenance."  All of the hides should be quick finds and there are pull-offs close-by each cache.  There is not alot of traffic on these roads, but please be careful when caching with children.

JACOB'S LADDER

Jacob's Ladder is a very old pattern dating back to pre-Revolutionary War.  Originally, the block was made using two sharply contrasting colors, a dark and a light. The dark color was very, very dark, and the light color was very, very light. The pieces are arranged in such a way as to create diagonal patterns of light and dark across the block. When the blocks are joined together in an all-over manner (without sashing strips), the result is a series of ladders running up and down or diagonally across the entire quilt.   Also called Road to California, Underground Railroad, and Trail of the Covered Wagon among others.