Wayne's Blockhouse
In 1796 General "Mad Anthony" Wayne died and was buried at the foot of the flag pole at Fort Presque Isle. In 1853 the abandoned fortification was burned down and the land around it leveled. The gravesite of General Wayne was lost until rediscovered again in 1878. In 1880 the state of Pennsylvania built a replica of the fort's blockhouse over the re-discovered grave of General Wayne and called it the Wayne Blockhouse.
The story of Major General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, Revolutionary War hero and Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, being buried in two separate locations nearly 400 miles apart, is truly strange, but true. The Wayne Blockhouse is the original location after his death in 1796, and the place where his flesh was buried after his remains were dismembered and the flesh boiled off of his bones in 1809. The rest of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne was buried at St. David's Church, in Radnor, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.
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To log this Virtual you will need to send me two answers. The first answer will be at the posted coordinates while the second will require some research.
1) What are the words cut into the back rest of the bench next to the Wayne Blockhouse?
2) Legend says that Waynes ghost roams the route that was used to transport his bones to Radnor, Pennsylvania. What was that route number?
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Directions to the Blockhouse...
Head for the Soldiers and Sailors Home at the corner of 3rd and Ash Streets. Drive through the entrance and check in with the Guard there. Follow the signs to the Blockhouse and you will end up driving over a new bridge that takes you right to it.
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