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Louisville's first born Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/27/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


I found Harrod Cemetry close to home there is a small pull off in front of the gate, Please close the gate when you leave. If you look around I think you shouldn't have any problem finding this grave of WILLIAM HARROD, son of Captain William Harrod and Amelia (Stephens) Harrod, was born May 22, 1775 or 1779 in the old fort at the "Great Falls of the Ohio", where Louisville is now located. He was reputed to have been the first white child born in the settlement and hence the first born in Louisville. Died, January 28, 1855, in Indiana. Also burred here is James Harrod father of William (c. 1746 – c. 1792) was a pioneer, soldier, and hunter who helped explore and settle the area west of the Allegheny Mountains. Little is known about Harrod's early life, including the exact date of his birth. He was possibly underage when he served in the French and Indian War, and later participated in Lord Dunmore's War. He also rose to the rank of colonel in the local militia. A contemporary of better known explorers, like Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, Benjamin Logan, and Simon Kenton, Harrod led many expeditions into the regions that now a part of Kentucky and Illinois. He and a band of almost forty men founded the first settlement in Kentucky on June 16, 1774, although it had to be abandoned the same year. Restored in 1775, the community was known as Harrodstown and then Harrodsburg in his honor. In 1792, Harrod disappeared while on a hunting trip in the wilderness. While it is possible that he was killed by Indians or became ill and died of natural causes, some have suggested that he took a "wilderness divorce" from his wife, while his family maintained that he was murdered by one of his companions while secretly searching for the fabled silver mine of Jonathan Swift.

your looking for a match container with a log so please BYOP

Thanks and have a Good Hunt.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)