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Delaware Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/25/2023
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Cache is not at posted coordinates

 

This is one state that is part of the U.S.A. geoart.  Each state features an unusual but real name of a town in the state. Please consider giving a favorite point(s) to the one(s) you like the best!

 


 

Delaware: Slaughter Beach

N 41° 48.960' W 89° 18.365'

There are at least three stories believed to be the origin of Slaughter Beach’s macabre name. One points to the thousands of horseshoe crabs that emerge from the Delaware Bay onto the shore during spring and summer mating seasons, many of which fall prey to the local wildlife. Another tale credits a former postmaster named William Slaughter, while a third says it was inspired by a deadly Native American attack on early settlers in the area. If the mystery surrounding the sleepy fishing town’s name wasn't intriguing enough, consider that it is also located just 30 minutes from a place called Murderkill River.

 

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