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LL#42 11721 Historic Cemeteries #24 Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Easy parking at cemetery entrance on Route 25A, the grab is easy too, once you climb a significant hill (elevation changes about 90 feet during 100 yard walk. Unlike the hill climb to reach one of my cemetery caches in Woodbury, this one is free of thorns and brush, and is well maintained by the town. ***Updated*** Camoed pill bottle placed at the highest elevation (of course), in the woods, and away from any headstones.


Old Northport Burying Ground (1751-1922)

find-a-grave lists 226 interments, cemetery is fairly large and will take some time read the inscriptions

Most famous interment: Henry Joel Scudder

Birth: Sep. 18, 1825
Northport
Suffolk County
New York, USA

Death: Feb. 10, 1886
New York
New York County (Manhattan)
New York, USA
US Congressman. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1846, studied law, and became an attorney in New York City in 1848. In 1862 he joined the 37th Regiment of the New York National Guard as a Captain, and served until the end of the Civil War in 1865. In 1872 he was elected to the US House as a Republican and served one term, 1873 to 1875. He did not run for reelection and returned to practicing law in New York City. Throughout his life Scudder remained an active supporter of Trinity College, including serving on its Board of trustees for over twenty years. He was also a benefactor of the Town of Huntington Public Library in the 1870s, donating many of the books that began its collection. Henry J. Scudder was the uncle of Townsend Scudder, who also served as a Congressman.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gel naq ebbg vg bhg.

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)