WARNING:The area you are about to enter contains weird signals, the
closest ones we belive are listed. If you'be been wandering around
find the half covered softball and stand thier for a second to let
your gps cache up, the co-ords should get you to withen 4.2m on a
good day. Also, if any of the first-finders get better co-ords they
would be appreciated.
About the area, and why its named Homestead:
Forest Hill park is a 235-acre oasis located on the edge of the
Appalachian Mountain foothills in East Cleveland and Cleveland
Heights, OH. Overall, the park is about 40 percent forest and 45
percent meadow. The remainder has been developed for recreational
activities. It has an interesting topographical diversity provided
by its two largest and deepest ravines-the Dugway Brook watershed
and the valley where Forest Hills is located today-and by the
100-foot rise in ground level within the park.
Rockefeller sold his original parcel in 1877 to the Euclid
Avenue Forest Hill Association for a commercial sanitarium. The
sanitarium was located at a prime location atop a hill with a view
of Lake Erie. However, the project failed and in 1879 Rockefeller
regained ownership. In 1880, the sanitarium became a private club
for Rockefeller and his cronies, but it lasted only one year and
the building was remodeled into a summer home for the Rockefellers.
They named the house "Homestead" and used it from June until
mid-September every year (even after they moved to New York in
1884) until 1915 when Mrs. Rockefeller died. In 1917 "Homestead"
burned to the ground.
all information is taken from this
website where more information is availible.
Cache In - Trash Out!
 Night caching
Available year-round
 Dangerous area - use caution
 Restrooms
available
Camera in Cache
 Some
Climbing (No special equipment required)
 Off-trail Hiking Required
 Scenic
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