Stonetown Haven - Historic Buffalo Geotrail Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/9/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:




The history of the African Americans in the area can be traced back to the first settlers of Scott County. The white people of Virginia migrated to the area in the mid to late 1700s. This group of settlers is mostly known for establishing the Baptist Churches at Great Crossings and Stamping Ground. The famous Craig brothers were part of the group. The settlers brought along with them their slaves. The father of the Hon. Richard Johnson, Mr. Robert Johnson owned a large part of Scott County. The elder Mr. Johnson owned property in and around Stamping Ground. Mr. Johnson owned several slaves and his son Robert inherited slaves from his father.

The area of Stonetown has a path that leads to Locust Fork Road, where it is believed that the elder Mr. Johnson had one of his farms. Several historians have indicated that the area could have been settled as early as prior to the Civil War.

In the spring of 1877, nearly 350 former-enslaved settlers from Scott and Fayette counties, left Kentucky and road a train to Ellis, Kansas. From there they walked 35 miles in two days to reach the newly-formed Nicodemus, Kansas, known as the Promised Land. Those that remained in this area purchased land in Stonetown. The community had a colored school and two colored churches, one of which, the First Baptist Church, is still open today. Research discovered that the African American population of Stamping Ground was at one time well over 335 people. The First Baptist Church Cemetery on Woodlake Road has six known graves of U.S. Colored Troops Soldiers as their final resting place.


Stonetown Haven


Stonetown Haven serves as an educational tool to tech the public about black history in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. Stonetown Haven is named for the road where it sits, Stonetown and because the house was once a safe place for many families. It was owned by a black woman in the 1800s. Several black families lived in the home in the 1800s and 1900s. It has been restored and is furnished with items from the 1800s, including a stove, church pew and old articles and records about former black residents.



This geocache is one of 10 geocaches along the Historic Buffalo Geotrail. Passports are to be given out at the June 4, 2016 Historic Buffalo Geotrail event. Geocachers will visit all 10 geocaches along the trail and stamp the corresponding block on the passport and turn it in for a prize as supplies last. Passports will be available outside at the designated Historic Buffalo Geotrail passport box on the front porch of Stamping Ground City Hall, 3374 Main Street, Stamping Ground, Kentucky. Completed passports can be turned in here as well.

Please remember to leave the designated stamp and ink pad inside of the geocache containers!

To locate the cache proceed to the coordinates at the historical marker listed below. At that location you will turn up a small driveway and travel about 100 yards. Turn right and you have arrived at the posted coordinates for historic Stonetown Haven. There is room for parking for about 3 cars at a time. Please do not block traffic on the road. Cache is not inside house. Read hint.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs 2 ynetr gerrf 20 srrg sebz cbepu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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