Every time we drive by this little park, Alisark and I have a good chuckle. I have always thought it would be a good spot for a cache, so when we were placing ARLTM caches for MOGA 2012, we wanted to place a cache here.
Alisark found a good spot to hide the cache but we needed to stand on something to reach it. We were going to move the picnic table to use to place the cache. She grabbed one end and I grabbed the other, BUT, as we did so, we felt something weird. She said, “Grandma the table is going to FALL!”. I could feel it too, so told Crash1214 to get back, and then told Alisark the same, as I held on. Once they were out of the way, I jumped back AND the table went crashing to the ground with a huge “BANG”. It just collapsed like a folding table, as if all the nails had disappeared at the same time. The girls’ eyes got as big as saucers and Alisark looked around to see if anyone was watching. Then she said, “Let’s get out of here!”. So we left and were not able to place a cache that day. I was laughing so hard I could hardly make it to the truck.
Today Alisark and I were doing a maintenance run and as we came by this little town, we looked at each other and laughed and both of us decided that today was the day we needed to place a cache here. She sees things a little differently now and can laugh at what happened 3 years ago when we watched the table “FALL”. She also said this story needed to go on the cache page.
Oh, by the way, the table has been replaced with a nice sturdy one.
History of Georgetown:
In the middle of the 19th century, Irish immigrants arrived from their native country and settled in the heart of Monroe County near the present site of Georgetown. Poverty and political oppression had driven them to find a new land, yet they were heartbroken for to leave their homeland. The Irish settled in an area that reminded them of their mother country. With them they brought a rich Irish heritage, which is still felt and observed in the Georgetown area by the many descendants of these hearty pioneers who now call Georgetown home.
In 1851, a log church was established, as the faith was the priority item to the immigrants. By the early 1860's more natives of Ireland had joined their brothers and the congregation had out grown the tiny church. The beautiful sandstone structure we know today as St. Patrick's Georgetown was constructed during the 1860's as the pioneers themselves quarried the stone and hoisted it in place. Work was delayed by the civil war, but the Irish were determined and as a result, we have the lovely site of worship that is so near and dear to the Irish hearts today.
The cemetery has always been the final resting place for all of the Georgetown descendants. The cemetery is directly across from the church so it is easy to find.
Labor day is a gathering for all of the Georgetown clan and anyone who is Irish. We always have a homemade dinner and an auction. Labor day is always a great gathering for everyone young and old.
