This cache can be found at John Pray Park which oversees the beautiful downtown Waterville. This cache is an ode to Waterville’s Founder John Pray. Feel free to read a quick outline of who John Pray.
Enter John Pray of Rhode Island in 1818.
One of the first to come to this area was John Pray of Rhode Island in 1818 after he had served in the War of 1812. He built a dam across the river to Granger Island and in 1821 constructed a water-powered grist mill, the first on the lower Maumee and the location became known as Pray’s Falls. He later added a carding mill and sawmill. In 1831 he laid out the village of Waterville with the first 50 lots. River Road was then called Main Street. He built the Columbian House, a stagecoach inn, in 1828 and expanded it with a three-story addition in 1837 featuring a ballroom on the third floor and the town’s jail on the second. For years it was the commercial and social center of Waterville and the site of the first post office. It is recognized as one of the finest examples of Federal style architecture.
source was www.Waterville.org