This cache is in honor of the men and women who have served there country with pride.
Esplen is the western-most neighborhood in the City of Pittsburgh. Very small in geographic and population size, not many Pittsburghers are even aware that this area of the City exists! Bordering the Ohio River, legend has it that Esplen was formed when a blasting crew working on railroad construction in the 1800’s caused a landslide.
A more reliable history has John Esplen an early settler of the area, as the namesake. The original neighborhood housed a railroad camp and became bordered by the tracks that the workers building the various railroads constructed.
There is a small pull off near the site. Please don't park in front of the gate.