A Walk Through Time Multi-Cache
DA&AD: We no longer live in the area and it seems to be missing. We do not know any GCers in the area to do maintenance for us.
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A rather short and easy multi-cache to teach a little Rhode Island history. Please be respectful of the grounds and nature as you walk about on your 'Walk Through Time' and find the physical cache at the end. Please remember this is a historical place. Please replace the cache as good or better than you found it so we can keep it active. Thank you and enjoy! We hope you learn something.
We also put some swag in there to get it going. This cache will take about 45 min, depending on how long you spend at each location. It is located on the Common Burial Ground which dates back to the 17th century. It also houses the largest number of colonial African American headstones in the country. We have highlighted 8 people of interest and plan to tell you a little about their importance in history. At each location we asked a question and the answer will give you a number to the final coords. We hope you enjoy this tour and have an easy time finding the final hide. Please hide the cache as good or better than you find it to match the hint. Remember it rains a lot here and can get very windy in hurricane season. This cache was placed with permission from the city; be be respectful to this little piece of history as you venture through the grounds. The beginning coordinates bring you to the beginning of the walking path of Island Cemetery Common Grounds off Warner Street. Be sure to get the information below to solve the final coords as you go from one waypoint to the next. N 41° 2A.BCD W 071° 1E.F[G-2]H _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Person of Interest 1. William Vernon Mr. Vernon, merchant, trader, and president of the Eastern Navy Board during the Revolution, housed many notable people from history such as Lieutenant General Rochambeau and General George Washington before they marched south to victory at Yorktown. The Eastern Navy Board was the precursor to the Department of the Navy we know today. Face northeast. Another Vernon was buried here. “1948-2F17” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 2. Henry Marchant Mr. Marchant was an important part of the democratic process for the future United States. He was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Articles of Confederation, which were a precursor to the Constitution. He was also Rhode Island's first federal district judge. To the north side of Mr. Marchant lies another Marchant. This stone says “Feb C6, 1819” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Person of Interest 3. James Franklin James, originally from Boston, was the older brother of Ben Franklin ($100 Bill). He owned a paper, The New England Courant. He wrote controversial topics the government didn't approve of, leading to his imprisonment and ban of publishing in the colony of Mass. The paper was then published in his brother's name, but with James as the author. In 1727, the paper was suppressed permanently. He then moved to RI where he was the first person to own a printing press in the colony of Rhode Island. The stone for Mr. Franklin is literally leaning on another stone. This one says “died 1763 at age 6B” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 4. Samuel Cranston Governor Cranston, now a member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, held that office for nearly 30 years, the longest of anybody in the colony or later state. He is known for the transformation of Rhode Island from a cluster of villages to a flourishing agricultural province. The city of Cranston, Rhode Island still bears Governor Samuel Cranston's coat of arms on its official city seal. To the east there is a small grave marker with “Under the Royal Charter 1698-17H7” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 5. Samuel Ward Samuel Ward served several terms as governor of Rhode Island Colony. He was one of the founders of Rhode Island College (now Brown University) and participated in the Continental Congress representing Rhode Island, but died of smallpox 3 months prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A grave marker is to the east of Mr. Ward with the letters “S” “A” “R” and number “D775” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 6. Ida Lewis Ida was the light house keeper of Lime Rock (1/3 of a mile from shore) in Newport; now known as the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. She filled the oil lamp at sundown & midnight, trimmed the wick, polished carbon off the reflectors & extinguished the light at dawn. She became skilled at rowing by taking her siblings to school every day in their wooden boat. She is known for her rescuing efforts of at least 18 people. Her first recorded rescue was at the age of 12 and her last at 63. Inside the chain barrier there is another marker for a different Lewis. “died Nov 18, 187G” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 7. William Ellery William Ellery is a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He replaced Samuel Ward after his death on the Continental Congress. He graduated Harvard at 15, served as a judge on the Rhode Island Supreme Court and was a strong and vocal advocate for the abolition of slavery. He was appointed First (customs) Collector of the port of Newport, under the provisions of the Federal Constitution, where he served until his death. On the south side of Mr. Ellery lies another Ellery. She “died 27 July 17A3” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person of Interest 8. Charity "Duchess" Quamino Laid to rest in an area of the Common Burial Grounds called 'God's Little Acre,' Mrs. Quamino, born in 1739, was a slave to William Ellery Channing. She was able to buy her freedom running a catering business out of his home. She was known as a well-regarded pastry cook. Her husband was the first African American to attend college at Princeton in 1777. On the south side of the Duchess lies Violet. “Jan 25, 17E2” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The final resting place of this cache is in a tree nearby. N 41° 2A.BCD W 071° 1E.F[G-2]H CONGRATS FOR FTF SPINK167!!!
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