Back in the early 1900s, Pennsylvania’s anti-tuberculosis campaign, led by Dept. of Health Commissioner S. G. Dixon, included three state-run sanatoria. Established in 1913, the Cresson Tuberculoisis Sanatorium became a model for the nation. It was the first to be racially integrated, to run a school of nursing, and to offer an elementary school. Its high elevation was considered beneficial for providing therapeutic fresh air to patients. Built on land donated by Andrew Carnegie, 40,000 patients were treated there from 1913 to 1964. Most patients stayed there for months to years, and were cured and sent home. But some victims who died there of the once-dreaded disease, their families could not or would not claim their remains. As a result, they were given a final resting place at Union Cemetery (N 40° 27.596 W 078° 34.090), about a mile from the wooded hilltop where they spent their final days. The sanatorium is no longer standing, but this site was dedicated in May 2014 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and marked with an official historial marker.
In 1987, the building, whose entrance is located right across the highway from the historical marker, was made into a Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution, until its closing in 2013. In 2019, Big House Produce purchased the property and operated a hyroponic farm there and also offers self-guided tours of the old buildings. See http://www.bighouseproduce.com for more information.
There is a small pull off/dirt road that you can park at to grab this cache. It is located just a short distance into the wooded area. CAUTION: This area is extremely swampy at times. If you go past the swampy area, further on the road and then into the woods, you can sometimes bypass this. The cache is a small to medium sized container with some room for small trade items and log (BYOP). Please replace as found with geocover.