Indiana Spirit Quest #45: Ten Little Beavers Traditional Cache

The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of small, rural, historic cemeteries built by Hoosier Pioneers in central Indiana. You can map out a route and get a bunch of ‘em in one trip and at the same time learn a little about our history.

Welcome to the German Settlement Cemetery in Lancaster Twp. in Huntington County. There are records for 30 burials here, ten of which are children of three Beaver Family couples. Resting here are the mortal remains of one son and four daughters of S & M Beaver, ranging in age from six months to six years. Also, two sons and a daughter of John and MA Beaver, aged three months to three years. In addition, a two year old son of H & M Beaver. I don't know how these people could stand this infant and child mortality of the 19th century. So it goes.There are also some graves here marked only by native rocks.

While picking up pebbles off the surface of the bare ground at the base of a tree to build a cairne, I found five little worked pieces of flint, flakes from Native American tool-making activity. I wonder if some Miami Indian family missed the mandatory bus west and is still lurking around here (as spirits, maybe) making projectile points? Patrick says he thought he heard tap-tap-tapping as we walked into the Cemetery...

Fieldstone Grave Markers

The cache container is a round metal shoe polish can.Not any more. now it's a m&m minies container courtesy of Trickworm. Not anymore now it's a 35mm film can. Not anymore, now an m&m tube courtesy Are_we_there_yet? now it's ?? by mitee mic...If you find a fallen U.S. flag, please stick it back in the ground, preferably next to a Vet’s Marker. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out.

Cache In - Trash Out! all kitties WELCOME! Available year-round Less than 400 ft. from car to cache Check Tide Before Caching Accessible in Winter

DO NOT CACHE AFTER DARK HERE.