This cache is one of several placed in Herculaneum to celebrate the Great American Eclipse (GAE), August 21, 2017. Not since 1442 has a Total Solar Eclipse occurred in this part of Missouri. In fact, it has been 148 years since a Total Solar Eclipse has occurred anywhere in Missouri. And the next Total Solar Eclipse will not occur in this part of Missouri until 2505! I doubt anyone alive today will be around to see the next one.
Eclipse Timeline in Herculaneum
Partial Eclipse Starts: 11:49:46 am
Totality Starts: 1:17:06 pm
Totality Ends: 1:19:38 pm
Partial Eclipse Ends: 2:44:37 pm
Please wear special eclipse viewing glasses for all phases of the eclipse.
On June 29, 1881, Sarah A. Rankin donated the ground for this community cemetery. It is aptly named the Rankin Memorial Cemetery. It is maintained by the city of Herculaneum.
The nearby block building is the old Douglas Elementary School.
Permission to place this cache was granted by Mayor Bill Haggard.
You are looking for a camoed container large enough for swag and travel items. There is a small amount of bushwhacking involved. As usual, bring your writing instrument. A gold dollar coin is the reward for the first to find the cache.