Hobo's Cemetery Improvement Tidying & Overhaul #10 Cache In Trash Out® Event

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Hidden : Saturday, September 17, 2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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IT'S CITO WEEK!
Please join us this weekend as we celebrate (the second) CITO Week 2016! So sure, I guess you might get a souvenir for your profile. But more importantly, this is a great opportunity to contribute to a massive effort involving thousands of geocachers worldwide! Grab some gloves, prepare to get a little dirty, and come join us for a rewarding time! Hope to see you all there!

You are invited to participate as we do our part in maintaining Rhode Island's historic cemeteries, one at a time. Please join us for Hobo's Cemetery Improvement, Tidying, and Overhaul (CITO) event, one of many cleanups that will focus on these neglected or time-worn sites.

Great progress has been made here in recent visits and we look forward to coming even closer to our maintenance goal. We look forward to seeing you there!
WK112: Carpenter-Wightman Lot
(122 Nanci Karen Dr, Warwick)
Saturday, September 17, 9AM-12PM
RAIN DATE: Sunday, September 18, 2PM-5PM
Cemetery Data
  • Number of burials - 41 (36 engraved, 5 fieldstones)
  • Oldest burial - 1793
  • Most recent burial - 1895
  • Dimensions - 90' x 100', walled with iron gate
“On the Cowesett Road a short distance west from Ladd watering place on the Vaughn place, a burial yard of the family, walled neglected”
James Arnold (15 Jan 1894)
Tools and Preparation
Please be sure to bring any tools or equipment you may find necessary.
This may include the following:
Work gloves
Pruning shears
Hand saw
Pickup Truck
Camera
Rake
Shovel
Water bottle
Chainsaw
Positive Attitude

On-site/Arrival Instructions
NOTE: Access to this cemetery is through private property! Although we have both permission and eager support from the homeowner, please respect the homeowner's property and privacy at all times.
  • Parking is on the street. Do not block driveways and carpool if at all possible.
  • The cemetery can be reached by passing through the gate on the north side of the house. The cemetery gate is along the north side of the yard. Please keep the gates closed when not in use! There will likely be signs posted for easier navigation.
  • Please be careful while working in the cemetery. Safety is top priority, both of the volunteers and of the stones.
  • Watch out for thorns, poison ivy, and ticks.
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A special thanks to:
The Gerstenblatt Family
Pegee Malcolm
Bob Chorney
Warwick Historical Cemetery Commission
City of Warwick Sanitation & Recycling Division
The volunteers!

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