This cache had to be replaced since the landscaping around the gazebo changed. This new spot is not as interesting as the first one, but a little difficult nonetheless. Several DNFs were logged and unfortunately, we missed the window to check on the cache and it was archived on 1-7-24. Went to replace the cache the next day, but lo and behold, the cache was still there waiting to be found!
Much history has taken place here. The Virginia Menschner Gazebo is the site where George Washington Suffern once lived. General George Washington stayed at a tavern next door which was owned by George Suffern's grandfather, John Suffern. In the summer of 1781, General Jean-Baptist de Rochambeau joined forces with General Washington, crossed the Hudson, set up camp along present day Washington Avenue, and stayed at Suffern’s Tavern.
In 1856, the home pictured above was built by the Suffern family and once served as the Ramapough Club. In 1920 it became the parsonage for the Methodist church before being demolished in 1968. Soon after, a Burger Chef was built which later became an Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips. Avon purchased the property when Arthur Treacher's burned down and it became the present day Avon Park.
More information about the village of Suffern can be found in the book Images of America: Suffern by Craig H. Long