The Morosini property is divided into "rooms". The individual fields could be planted and crops rotated accordingly when it was an active farm. Westmoreland Conservancy references the various rooms in our management plan as we go about developing habitat and projects. If you look at the reserve via satellite image, you can see clearly the individual rooms. If you follow the geocache trail around the reserve, you will visit ALL of them!
This cache is set at the "doorway" between rooms, and we have more plans for this next space!
Please keep in mind that the house at the end of the road is NOT part of the reserve. Please do not approach the house or residents.
There are no public facilities on the reserve, however there are a few fast food restaurants within 2 miles of the location.
The Morosini Reserve has a rich history, first as a pass-through/hunting area for the regional Native Americans, then as active farmland from the early 1800s through the 1970s. It was part of the William Penn Charter, with the first warranty deed granted to a Revolutionary War soldier named Hugh Means. The McQuaide Family took possession in the late 1790s, where it remained until the 1920s. It then was known as the JJ Morosini Farm until JJ's nephew, Bill, decided that he would prefer that the land be protected rather than developed. His widow, Doris, contacted Westmoreland Conservancy and left us this beautiful land in her will. Within this 183-acre parcel there are remnants of an old stone quarry, an old coal mine, apple orchards, a pond constructed in the 1930s, OLD trees, and wonderful reminders of farm life. Enjoy the ghosts!