This specific location of this cache is on private property and is placed and maintained by the owners of that property. The cache is only accessible by parking at Stockport Cemetery and respectfully exploring the cemetery grounds. Please do not trespass on adjacent properties, all of which are privately owned. Thank you and happy hunting!
The back story
All around this spot once stood the thriving village of Stockport, on land once managed by the Monsey Native American Tribe. The flats at Stockport were used as regular caming grounds by Native Americans on their way to meetings at Lackawaxen (Lotterer, Elizabeth S., Stockport on the Delaware, 1962., p. 1). The village included hundreds of structures including a gristmill, axe factory, railroad station, schools and churches, blacksmiths, barns, cabins, cottages and even a "mansion" known as the Preston Mansion just a few hundred feet from here. The last remaining structures burned from neglect and vandalism in the 1970s. Samuel Preston, a Quaker, arrived in 1787 to survey land. His ancestors arrived from England in 1683 aboard the ship America. Preston gave the area the name Stockport in honor of his ancetral home in England (Lotterer 2). The Preson homestead incuded an expansive home modeled after the home of George Washington. It cost $10,000 to build in 1790.
How to find the cache
Locate the Preston family cemetary plot surrounded by cast iron gates and a large monument in the center. While facing the open gate to the Preston plot, the cache will be found by walking forward in a straight line toward the treeline. Explore around the treeline and upper portion of the hillside. It is concealed in nature but it is not located near any grave stone or on cemetary property.
What to do nearby
The Delware River lies just beyond the cache location. You can access the river for boating, tubing and fishing using the public access launches at River Rd (north on Hwy 191) or Buckingham (south on Hwy 191). The nearby town of Hancock NY has hidden treasures such as thrift shops, coffee shops, boutiques, odds and ends, and a few family run restaurants (pizzaria, chinese food, mexican).