Coordinates will bring you to what is left of a structure that is identified on some local maps as Yellott Farm House. What remains of the farmhouse is mainly the stone foundation. I uncovered what seems to be the front entrance to the house, a wide (about 15 feet) set of 4 steps. The size of the steps seems to indicate that the house was likely larger than the stone foundation would indicate. Today the steps face a cove that was home to hundreds of ducks on my recent visit. In the 19th century, there was no cove, no reservoir (the original dam at Loch Raven, built in 1888, would not have flooded this area), rather there was forest and farmland.
The History
Tracking down information about the actual farm house or the farm has been mostly hit and miss. The Yellott family has been a part of central Maryland history since late in the 18th century. Jeremiah Yellott was a well-known and influential sea captain, instrumental in the creation of Spring Grove Hospital. John Yellott., Jr., was apparently also a man of means. He married into the Ridgely family and for a period of time after the War of 1812 he ownded Auburn House (now on the campus of Towson University. This house has an interesting history.) John Yellott is often associated with Dulaney's Valley, now simply Dulaney Valley, in historical records. John and Rebecca Ridgely Coleman Yellott had 7 children. Jeremiah Yellott was born in 1811. The Baltimore Sun on June 21, 1894 published a short death notice for Jeremiah Yellott, who had died the previous day. The notice states that Jeremiah was a farmer in Dulaney's Valley and lived in Baltimore County for 70 years. A history of Dulaney Valley in the Gettyburg Times (December 16, 1965) also mentions Jeremiah Yellott, stating that the farm, and a family cemetery, is now under the waters of Loch Raven Reservoir. It would seem that the farm house likely was the residence of Jeremiah Yellott for a good portion of the 1800s.
The descendants of the Yellott family still reside in Central Maryland and on the Eastern Shore.
The Cache
The trek to GZ from Trailhead 2 is fairly short, less than a quarter-mile, and easy during winter, but might be more challenging in summer. On my walks to GZ I brought clippers and cut some of the larger thorny vegetation. I also did some clipping around the foundation at GZ. I plan to visit again to clear off more of the steps and perhaps move some of the fallen trees/and branches. The hide itself is not in or on any part of the structure, but it is very close to the steps. Check the hint if. There is another cache farther down the peninsula as well as other areas of interest to some geocachers.
Congratulations to flamingo_girl and Dallas for FTF!