Old Notown Village Multi-Cache
MadMin: This cache has been disabled for almost a year now. I will be more than happy to unarchive this listing if the owner contacts me with interest to re-establish the cache in working order.
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Trail system is well groomed, but rocky footing, one area a little steep, great view at the cache site.
Parking is located on the Leominster end of Mt. Elam Rd. and is only accessible from Rt. 2 East
This is our first cache and hope that you find this area as enjoyable as we do. This is a multi located near the Notown Reservoir in the “Old Notown Village”. It is a great area to bring a picnic lunch while enjoying the views. I did some research on the area and found that the land of “Notown Village” consisted of 4,882 acres which was divided and given to several living veterans and the heirs of soldiers killed in the French, Indian and the revolutionary wars. They cut the forests and made fields for farming. They dug wells, erected stone walls and built homes. They had no form of local government and paid no local taxes. As the years passed the settlers of the village petitioned Leominster, Westminster and Princeton to see if any of these larger towns would include them in their jurisdiction. All three towns denied their request as they were just too far out in the wilderness. Since no other town wanted them they decided to call themselves “Notown”. It is no longer a populated area, the last settlers left the area in 1850, and ironically the land was divided between the towns of Leominster, Westminster and Princeton. If you look as you are walking you will see one of the old granite foundations and the stone walls that formed boundary lines.
Part two coordinates need to have an offset for the winter months, N add .005', W subtract .027'
Additional Hints
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Cneg 1 vf n zvpeb arne gur fuber, ab ohfujnpxvat erdhverq.
Cneg 2 vf n zvpeb jvgu n tbbq ivrj, ab ohfujnpxvat erdhverq.
Cneg 3 vf n erthyne fvmrq cynfgvp pbagnvare uvqqra n fubeg qvfgnapr bss gur genvy.
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