This is a cache find with several items in it as well as a log. while there visit decautr's Adair Park. Informally it is known as the “Post Office Park” and located diagonally across from Decatur’s main U.S. Post Office. This 4-acre (16,000 m2) neighborhood park includes picnic tables, a playground and a dog park. It is adjacent to 4 historic homes at 716 & 720 West Trinity:
The Mary Gay House
The Mary Gay House was built in the 1820s in Decatur, Georgia. The name Mary Gay comes from the homes most famous tenant Mary Ann
Harris Gay (1828-1918). The Confederate author and heroine is best remembered for writing an eyewitness history titled Life in Dixie During
the War. In this book, Mary Gay recounts a series of daring exploits, including her forays across enemy lines to secure food and clothing for
women and children of war-torn Decatur.
The Swanton House
The Swanton House, with a log cabin at its core, is one of the oldest remaining structures in Decatur. The two-room log cabin portion was probably constructed by early DeKalb settler Burwell Johnson and later sold to Ammi Williams. The exact construction date for what is sometimes referred to as “the oldest house in Decatur” cannot actually be determined, but it is estimated to be about 1825. In fact, it is hard to date many early structures in DeKalb County because of a fire in the courthouse in 1842, which destroyed nearly all of DeKalb’s earliest records.
The Biffle Cabin
The Biffle Cabin, built between 1825 and 1840, was originally located on a knoll overlooking Barbashela Creek. This cabin was built by Revolutionary War veteran John Biffle, who was born in Germany in 1744. In 1822, Biffle, who had been living in North Carolina, arrived in DeKalb County with his wife and son. When he died in 1850 at the age of 106, he was the county’s oldest resident.
The Thomas-Barber Cabin
The Thomas-Barber Cabin, was built in the 1830s by George and Martha Thomas, who were among the early settlers in DeKalb County. Originally from South Carolina, the couple and their six children made their way to Georgia in a covered wagon. They built their home, a 20x30-foot long log cabin, on Decatur-McDonough Road (now called Browns Mill-Salem Road). George fired his rifle at the front wall, making a peep-hole which enabled the family to see who was coming down the road from Decatur. The cabin later served as a stage coach stop for wagons making the two-day trip between McDonough to Decatur.