A tribute geo-trail series to the musical Hamilton
Hamilton is one of the first musicals composed to draw heavily from the rap and hip-hop music genres. The musical features a bold colour-blind casting of white American history. Hamilton has been described as being about “America then” as told by “America now”.
The cache is located alongside a bike path stretching from Caboolture to Elimbah. The path offers easy access to round mountain, saddleback mountain and Elimbah creek. You will find quite a bit of shade, a concrete bikeway, and a nice ride from Autumn to Spring.
JOHN LAURENS:
The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father
Got a lot farther by workin’ a lot harder
By bein’ a lot smarter
By bein’ a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter
THOMAS JEFFERSON:
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted
Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter
JAMES MADISON:
Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, drippin’ down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
BURR:
Well the word got around, they said, “This kid is insane, man!”
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
“Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came, and
The world’s gonna know your name! What’s your name, man?"
ALEXANDER HAMILTON:
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there’s a million things I haven’t done
But just you wait, just you wait