CACHE: Watch for poison ivy. Placed when no leaves were out, but I did see vines on the big tree nearby. Not winter friendly. Placed to be a quick grab. Room for small trades.
HISTORY: This is the area known as Bottom Creek. It had a couple of churches, one at the corner and one north 1/4 mile south of Gravel Creek, both being on the east side. One of the churches is thought to be the one on Jefferson near the entrance to the bus garage. I believe the church at this corner was called Bottom Grove Church. The cemetery location is unknown, there's a theory based on a few historians' research that it could have been in the woods just north of this cache, marked with a waypoint. The last known burial that I know about was in 1943 and today her "new" burial is unknown, even the family doesn't know where she is today. Was she moved? Or is she still there?? What happened to the cemetery? The railroad came through here, but no depot. The area did have a post office for a short time, and a blacksmith. Being so close to the railroad, it was rather surprising to see this little hamlet disappear. This area is one of the edges of the Great Thumb Fire of 1881. The Thumb caught fire in 1871 as well, the same time Chicago and Milwaukee was burning.
Congrats to *S&M* for [FTF] and Babymack1 for [STF]