Welcome to the Geocachers of Long Island Whisper the Bull Geo-art series. This series will generally be a mix of park and grabs and short walks.
Richard Smith was an early settler of Long Island and the namesake of Smithtown, New York. He came to New England in the mid-17th century, and later moved to Long Island where he was one of the primary patentees of Smithtown. Local legends have it that Richard Smith assisted in the recovery of a Montauk Chief’s daughter. To reward Smith, according to the tale, the Montauk Sachem granted him all the land he could encircle in a day by riding a bull.
According to a version of the story written in 1882 by Judge J. Lawrence Smith, the daughter of Wyandance, a Montauk Sachem, was kidnapped by Narragansett rivals. However, she was recaptured by Lion Gardiner and brought back to Richard Smith’s dwelling, where she was reunited with her father. To demonstrate his thanks, Wyandance granted to Richard Smith all the land he could ride a bull around in one day. In the process of the ride, Smith took his lunch in a hollow, which was known since as the “bread and cheese hollow”. This constituted the legendary origin story of Smithtown.
To find the final, answer the following question: Whisper the Bull originally stood outside what museum until enough money was raised to move it to where it now stands in Smithtown?
A. The Vanderbilt Museum N 40° 52.914' W 73° 12.821'
B. Metropolitan Mueseum of Art N 40° 52.414' W 73° 12.631'
C. The Brooklyn Museum N 40° 52.970 W73 09.793
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