Linn Creek Trail: Chief Che Meuse Traditional Cache

This cache is part of the Linn Creek Trail: Marshalltown History series.  Follow the bike trail to a series of caches highlighting prominent figures in Marshalltown history.  Each cache will require you to leave the trail and search for a hidden bison tube. The caches in this series vary in difficulty and terrain.

Chief Che Meuse

Born in the Valley of the Iowa River in 1795, Chief Che Meuse of the Pottawatomie made camp and hunted along the Iowa River in what is now known as Marshall County. His encampments included the areas now used as Riverview Park and the Iowa Veterans Home. He was known to the European settlers as Johnnie Green and was also referred to as "The Friend of the White Men." Che Meuse encouraged Henry Anson, founder of Marshalltown, to build between the Iowa River and Linn Creek to avoid tornadoes.

Chief Che Muese was known as a fair-minded and peace-loving chieftain to both the white settlers and other tribal leaders. Many historians agree that the early settlers of Marshall County may not have survived their first decade without the support and advice of Che Muese. Chief Che Muese died in 1868 of influenza and is buried along the Iowa River on the site of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.

Linn Creek Trail Mystery

Be sure to record the code etched on the bison tube in your field notes in order to decipher the coordinates for the mystery cache Linn Creek Trail: Bill Fisher. (GC7GXV) . You will need to record the letter/number code on each of the first ten caches along the Linn Creek Trail beginning at Riverview Park.

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