Just to the south is Yankee Hill, a slight rise in the landscape that lent its name to the area around Lock 28 of the Enlarged Erie Canal. People have been passing through this area for tens of thousands of years! First, on the Mohawk River and along footpaths, Native Americans traveled between communities to source food and trade goods. As Europeans arrived in the Mohawk Valley in the early 18th century it began an era of increased permanent settlement as roads replaced footpaths and larger boats plied the difficult river. By the early 19th century, a new republic was rooted in America and the State of New York began the largest canal project ever conceived. The Erie Canal still operates through here, as it has for 200 years. Today, that canal is within the Mohawk River.
This cache has been placed as part of the New York State Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 76 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this park region, and geocachers finding 40 or more will be eligible to receive a 2017 Schoharie Crossing Historic Site commemorative and trackable geocoin. If you are interested in taking the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com