Dans Rock Cache Traditional Cache

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Dr.MD: Since the cache is still disabled with no indication of repair or replacement, I'm reluctantly archiving this listing to keep it from showing up in searches. If the owner wishes to reactivate this cache, please e-mail me through my profile and I'll unarchive it if it meets current guidelines.

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Hidden : 7/19/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Rt 36 to Midland to Paradise Ave. to Dan’s Rock Road for 3 miles. Dans Rock is the highest point in Allegany County, western Maryland, at 2898 feet above sea level. This mountain was named for Daniel Cresap, an 18th century local historic figure. Daniel and his family were some of the first white settlers in what is now known as Allegany County. Tales of the Cresap family portray images of Daniel Boone and his frontier adventures. If one of the family epitomizes the character of an early explorer and settler, it would be Daniel. Daniel, the eldest son of Thomas Cresap, was well known for being adventurous. He and a Delaware Indian known as Nemacolin, often hunted together. On one such hunting foray, Daniel treed a bear. Pursuing the bear higher into the tree, Daniel lost his grip and fell to the rocky ground. He lay unconscious until Nemacolin found him. Nemacolin carried Daniel home. Since that time, the mountain has beared the name Dan's Mountain. Dans Rock is an outcrop of the Pottsville formation on Dans Mountain. The Pottsville contains sandstones, siltstones, claystones, shales, and several coal beds. These rocks are about 300 million years old. Dan's Rock is heavily towered now (and also, sadly, heavy with trash). When I was growing up in the "crick", there was just one fire tower which still stands. A story about fire tower employee (they were called "spotters") John William Duckworth, circa 1925

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