Fort Amanda Monument Virtual Cache
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Permission granted by the Johnny Appleseed Park Ranger with filed permit. Please obey all posted park rules and hours as this virtual cache is not available 24/7. The park is open daily during dawn to dusk hours and may vary by season and weather condition! The parking entrance is gated and if gate is shut assume park is closed! You must stay on the paved walking path to reach the monument. The terrain rating is based on the walking distance and having to walk down roughly 12 steps to a walking bridge and back up the other end about 12 steps as part of the path to reach the monument making it non wheelchair accessible. Please use the parking coordinates to find the beginning of the paved path to begin your hike. As you progress the paved walking path be sure to check out the cemetery with the unknown soldiers headstones and stop to read each of the informational markers! Upon winning this virtual reward I knew I wanted to place it here to share the strong local history of the War of 1812 here at this fort!
Fort Amanda was one of a series of forts extending north from Piqua to Fort Meigs (present day Perrysburg), built by order of General William Henry Harrison. These forts helped supply the army protecting the Northwest from British invasion during the war of 1812. Fort Amanda’s construction began in the fall of 1812 under the direction of Lt. Col. Robert Pogue who named it Amanda in honor of his 12 year old daughter. The original fort is believed to have measured 160 feet by 160 feet. Located at the head of navigation of the Auglaize River, it had a small landing with a boat yard and served as a supply post and hospital. Soldiers built riverboats or pirogues to transport soldiers and supplies. Approximately 75 pirogues were built during the winter of 1812-1813.
Logging Requirements Please do ONE of the following two options when logging this virtual reward: 1.) Post a selfie with the granite monument in the background FROM ground zero in your log. 2.) Send an email message to me with the names of the 3 people who commissioned the monument, the name of the engineer, and the name of the builders found on the small commission plaque EAST side of the monument down low. (I do NOT need both an email and a selfie. One or the other is sufficient to log this cache.)
Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.
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