Historical records show that the Piscataway Tribe made this region of Southern Maryland their winter camping and hunting ground because of the mild climate and abundance of game. In 1930, the State purchased the land in an effort to create a forest demonstration area. Under the direction of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the renowned Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) developed Cedarville’s roads and trails for fire protection and future recreation development. From 1933 to 1935, approximately 160 men of the CCC, mostly African Americans from Baltimore and Washington, D.C., worked at Cedarville. In the 1950's, Cedarville State Forest operated three charcoal kilns, burning wood from the forest to produce up to 3,600 pounds of charcoal each week. The charcoal was used in many other state parks throughout Maryland to produce heat. One kiln, located at the Blue and White Trailhead, remains as a demonstration of the historic method of producing wood charcoal.
Cedarville State Forest, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/cedarville.aspx
This cache was placed for the 2025 Cache Across Maryland picnic.
The parking coordinate are at the parking lot for one of the preserved kilns. The cache is placed on the blue trail