THE WHITEWATER RIVER
"THE INDIAN TRAIL DOWN the WHITE WATER VALLEY " was authored by J.L. Heineman, Fourth Edition, 1929. The map in the book was also referenced. Three caches on this trail are also located in the original plat of Connersville from 1818.
This cache commemorates the beautiful Whitewater River, the swiftest flowing river in Indiana which is located behind the Fayette County Historical museum. You can also see the river when crossing 5th Street Bridge. This part of the river was just down the bluff from John Conner’s original trading post. Native Americans of the Delaware tribe would build canoes for themselves out of solid pieces of wood from trees they found in the area. The canoes were often found on this part of the Whitewater filled with furs and other items they planned to trade at the trading post for supplies they needed.
The Fayette County Historical Museum, where this cache is planted, is open on Thursday and Sunday afternoons from 1-4 P.M. or by appointment. There is no admission charge. During 2017, this museum will move next to the train depot on Grand Avenue.
Please note, this geocaching series was endorsed by the State of Indiana’s Bicentennial Commission as an official INDIANA BICENTENNIAL LEGACY PROJECT! We are extremely proud of this designation.