There is much history in this area which we will never know.
However, there are a few facts that we can learn. A short walk from
this cache site will take you to 819 Felder Avenue. From September
1931 until the spring of 1932, a famous family lived at this
location.
Zelda Sayre was born in Montgomery in 1900. Her mother was a
member of a distinguished Kentucky family and her father was an
Alabama Supreme Court Justice. In July 1918 at a dance at the
Montgomery Country Club, the young graduate from Sidney Lanier High
School met a young Lieutenant from Saint Paul who was stationed
here. The young couple fell in love and were engaged in 1919. The
young Zelda was worried about how her young fiancée would support
her, so the couple broke their engagement and the young man moved
back home to Saint Paul where he began a writing career. In the
fall of 1919 the couple resumed their engagement. The young Zelda
and her new groom moved to New York where they were married on
April 3, 1920. The young family built a name for themselves.
However, in 1930, Zelda was struck with schizophrenia. They rented
this house in September of 1931, and lived here until the spring of
1932, when Zelda suffered from a nervous breakdown and was
hospitalized in Baltimore. Her husband moved frequently during the
20’s and 30’s, as young Zelda spent most of the rest of her life in
hospitals and sanitoriums. She died in a fire at Highland Hospital
in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1948.
As you are searching for this cache, it will become quite
apparent who this famous family is. After finding the cache I hope
that you will take time to tour the family home, which is open free
of charge to visitors.
The cache is a micro. Please make sure you hide it back like you
find it. Have fun!
