Illingworth Photo Point Traditional Cache

Just out of Custer State Park, to park at the suggested parking spot will require a park pemit. A easy walk up an old road with a short steep climb to the cache. Please note that if approached from the north the diffculty rating goes way up as it is almost a vertital climb and should be left to those with experience. The given rating is for approach from the east south east. Please be sure to re-hide the cache very well as this area does get visited by muggles.

William Illingworth was the official photographer of the 1874 Custer Black Hills Expedition. This exploration of the Black Hills departed from Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota on July 2nd , 1874 returning on August 30th that year.
Research has discovered the exact locations of most of the photos taken by Illingworth. If you would like to stand on one of these spots set your GPS for the Photo Point Cache. A good place to park is at 43 46.067 by 103 31.846. This will put you at the AnneTallent historical marker. Anne Tallent was the first white woman in the Black Hills. Across the road you will find an old road that heads in the right direction. Note as you get on top of the hill you will pass through an old stone gate. This is the old Highway 16 entrance to Custer State Park . Once you near the cache site you will need the clues to find the medium sized camo container. Atop the rock formation you will find a survey marker marked camera point #18. It is at this point that Illingworth took 4 pictures, one of which was published in “Harper’s Weekly” magazine in September, 1874. Other items of interest at 43 46.299 by 103 32.334 is the grave site of Private John Pommer of the 5th U.S. Cavalry who died October 5th, 1876. 43 46.302 by 103 32.452 is the site of the first gold discovery in the Black Hills by miners Ross and McKay of the Custer Expedition along French Creek on July 27th, 1874.
I have adopted this cache from JimnClora so this it may live on. Have fun on your adventure and enjoy the views.