Once upon a time, a pirate, Captain Lowther, hid his treasure not
far from here. Afraid that his treasure would be found, he devised
a way hide the treasure while leaving the map in plain sight! It
seems that on his first voyage as a pirate, the crew had decided to
go to Elizabeth City in what is now North Carolina, from the
Gambian Castle on the coast of Africa. Just before getting to what
is now called Bermuda, the ship encountered a fierce hurricane that
blew them almost 1500 miles off course. Eager to get ashore, they
landed here, in Kittery, and hid the treasure. Rather than make a
map, Captain Lowther used his ship’s log as a map; hiding the
treasure to match the log! He chose the day before the hurricane to
represent the starting point. That starting point is now a parking
lot (at the coordinates above). Then, he hid the treasure using the
scale of 1 mile on land = 3000 nautical miles. Here is a copy of
the Ship’s Log, showing the actual sextant readings he made: The
ship’s clock was set in Greenwich, England and was surprisingly
accurate. Captain’s Log for the Privateer Ship Delivery, for the
year: 1721
Date_________Star___________Hc________Time
21 June______Alderamin______56° 53’___6:53am
____________Mirphak________17° 55’___7:02am
____________Etamin_________49° 34’___7:11am
26 June______Alderamin______71° 47’___6:49am
____________Mirphak________43° 43’___7:02am
____________Etamin_________45° 21’___7:03am
Note: This cache will be very difficult to find if the snow is
more than an inch or two deep. Parking is not available nearby once
the roads have been plowed.
