This multi cache will take you on a brief tour of Roselawn Cemetery in Solon, Ohio.
Here you will find many old grave markers belonging to some of the earliest settlers of the city, including those who founded the city.
Here's a brief excerpt from the history of Solon, Ohio website.
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Ohio was the first state to have its lands subdivided and sold by the federal government and “The Connecticut Western Reserve”, established in 1786, was one of nine major land surveys that divided the area that was to become the State of Ohio. Ten Northeast Ohio counties were included within The Connecticut Western Reserve: Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Cuyahoga, Summit, Medina, and Lorain.
The area currently occupied by the City of Solon was established as a township in 1825 and was originally known as Milan, part of Range 10, Township 6 of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The township originally measured 25 square miles in area but over time, Bentleyville and Glenwillow, sectioned off from the original Solon Township to become villages in 1831 and 1914, respectively. Solon itself became a village in 1927 and then incorporated as a city in 1961, at which time the mayor-council form of government that is still in affect today was established.
The first settlers were the Bull and Robbins families, who moved from the state of Connecticut to Solon in August of 1820, claiming and clearing just enough land to build a log cabin. In 1825 the county commissioners allowed these two pioneering families to rename the township in honor of one of the families. The name Solon was chosen as it was the middle name of Isaac Samuel Bull’s twelve year old son, Lorenzo Solon Bull, who later became postmaster. The name “Solon” dates back to a statesman in ancient Greece who was both a poet and a leader for Athenian democracy.
Members of the founding families including the Wells and Carver families, were the first government officials. Several roads throughout Solon are named after other prominent settlers such as Elija Pettibone, James Cannon, Henry Baldwin, John Cochran, and James Harper.
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There are other notable markers in this cemetery as well. Toward the front of the cemetery, you can find the graves of President Garfield's parents. Also in this cemetery, along the drive into the cemetery is the grave of Grace Roxbury, an early education pioneer who a Solon elementary school is named after.
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To find the final for this multicache, you will need to visit a few points of interest in the cemetery.
Here's your instructions:
At Information Stage 1: Find the grave marker for Elijah Pettibone. A = Third digit in year of death MINUS 1.
At Information Stage 2: Find the grave marker for L.S. Bull. BB = the two digit number you get from subtracting his year of birth from his year of death then adding 16. (Death – Birth + 16)
At Information Stage 3: Find the grave marker for Henry Baldwin. On the other side of the stone, you will find a female’s name who died in 1907. C is the number of letters in her FIRST name PLUS 2.
At Information Stage 4: Find the grave marker for John Cochran. Under his name, find the FIRST name of his wife. Using simple substitution (A=1, B=2, … Z=26) find the value for the sum of all the letters in her name, then add 21. This will be a two digit number for DD.
Your coordinates will be:
N 41 23.ABB W 81 26.CDD
Proceed to your new coordinates you’ve obtained, and the final stage with the logbook will be waiting for you.
I hope you enjoyed your brief tour of Roselawn Cemetery.
Happy caching!