Marsh View Traditional Cache
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This cache is on the Stavros Reservation, one of the The Trustees of Reservations properties. Parking is on Island Rd. just off rt. 133 in Essex MA. Coords 42 39.054N -70 47.211W. The grass trail leads to the top of the hill and the old tower. Dogs are allowed on a leash. One of the maps shows this to be on the golf course. It is not.
Property Description 439 acres | Established 1983
While most of Stavros Reservation protects more than fifty acres of salt marsh, its most popular feature is White's Hill, a coastal drumlin that offers panoramic views of Crane Beach, the Crane Wildlife Refuge (Choate Island), and Halibut Point. A half-mile loop trail leads through an open field and enters the woods at the base of White's Hill. It climbs gradually to a field at the crest of the hill and then loops back down the hill through a thicket of Devil's walking stick, broken only by a small hillside clearing that offers views over the salt marshes to Castle Hill.
At the top of the hill stands the fieldstone base of a former fifty-foot-high, three-level tower constructed in the 1890s by Mr. E. Sargent for Lamont G. Burnham, Esq. who owned the property at the time. It was said that, in its day, the structure was used as a pumping tower to supply water to the Burnham farm. It was also said that Mr. Burnham stationed a sentry in the tower to lookout for coal barges rounding Halibut Point. When the sentry identified a boat belonging to Mr. Burnham, he or Mr. Burnham would ride a fast horse to Newburyport to put a price on the cargo.
From the top of the hill facing the marsh, you can see the back side of Crane's Beach in the distance. Looking slightly to the left, you can see the Crane Castle on Castle Hill in Ipswich. Slightly to the right, the large island you will see is Hog (Choate) Island on which a small colonial village was built and used in the filming of "The Crucible" a few years ago.(1996) Off in the distance you can see Halibut Point’
The cache is an ammo box. It contains a small assortment of trade items and a log book. Some minor buskwacking is needed. As with all warm weather caches, insect repellant is advised. Please be sure the cache is well hidden when you leave. Have fun.
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I have replaced the container that was taken with a new one. Please note that the coordinates have changed.
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