This is a new cache to replace my previous cache at this location that was muggled. The cache is hidden on the grounds of the Wrightsville House, one of the oldest buildings in Wrightsville. It was placed with the permission of the house manager.
Information about the house:
The Wrightsville House was built sometime between 1806 and 1812. 129 North Front Street was built first and 127 was built right up against it two years later. It was built to be an inn on the route west. Many travelers stayed here after crossing the Susquehanna River on Wright’s Ferry or over the first bridge built in 1813-1814. Raftsmen used it for lodging when bringing their lumber-loaded rafts down the river. The inn has been referred to as a “dirty hole” since inns in those days quartered six to ten men per room and women rarely traveled. During the Civil War in 1863 when the Union soldiers set the Wrightsville–Columbia bridge on fire to keep the southern troops from advancing on to Harrisburg and Philadelphia, buckets were not to be found when the Confederates were hunting them. However, when the roof of this house caught fire from sparks carried by the wind, buckets appeared as if by magic and the Confederates helped extinguish the blaze.
This house has been in the same family since 1818. In that year, the house was sold to John Kauffelt and his wife, Mary Lehman, who operated a hotel there until John's death in 1856. After his death, the house became two separate dwellings but remained in the family as residences until Kauffelt’s great-great-grandson bought the property from a cousin in 1985. Restoration was begun on 129 and 127 North Front Street ten years later.
Today, this very functional house is used for family affairs as well as community functions.
Have a great day, and happy caching!