Welcome to Hugh Moore Park! In addition to being a lovely place to visit, the park has a fascinating history that this series of caches will explore.
Don’t worry – there’s no need to brush up on your Morse Code to find this cache. In 1832, Samuel Morse was inspired to construct an electrical telegraph while conversing with passengers on a long sea voyage. On January 11, 1838, Morse sent the first telegraph message across two miles of wire at Speedwell Ironworks near Morristown, NJ. As the system worked by interrupting an electrical current, Morse and his assistant Alfred Vail had to develop an “alphabet” of short and long pauses (dots and dashes) to send messages. In 1845, Morse began extending the telegraph lines to Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, and west of the Mississippi. Telegraph systems were a natural fit with the railroads. Telegraphs needed the railroads’ right of ways and the railroads needed the telegraphs to precisely coordinate the arrival and departure times of trains. One of the many industries that popped up along the canal in the 19th century here in the park was the Rodenbaugh and Stewart Wire Works. It produced a significant quantity of telegraph wire as well as other products such as barbed wire.
When finding the cache, don't let go of the ring. After signing the log, please reset the cache as you found it.
Cache is placed with the permission of the City of Easton's park manager.