PondView Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/3/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is placed in the Burr Pond State Park off Burr Mountain Road in Torrington. A great place for all ages to hike, picnic, and swim. Plenty of parking! You can park near the beach or at the boat launch. During the summer there is a fee to park near the beach. Follow the trail around the lake. The cache is a small tupperware container.

The cache is full of assorted goodies... Take something if you like, and leave something better.

Park History:

In 1851, Milo Burr placed a dam across the confluence of several mountain streams impounding water for power. The tannery and three active sawmills erected downstream consumed the finest pines and oaks for miles around to meet the needs of lumber production. The clearings became home sites and Connecticut's industrial leadership was further strengthened. Gail Borden, discoverer of the process of milk preservation by evaporation and condensation, built the world's first condensed milk factory here, in 1857. The new milk product proved to be of great value, particularly to the Union Army during the Civil War. Fire destroyed the mill in 1877. A bronze tablet marks its site, just below the falls.

Here is a link to Park Trail Map:
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There are also several letterboxes in the park, here is a link with descriptions:
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