Graveyard #1 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/16/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located at the Brick Meeting House. Plenty of parking nearby. Be careful of broken glass near cache location.

The Brick Meeting House consists of three different sections, of which the brick section is the oldest, having been built in 1724. The brickwork is of Flemish bond with a simple watertable. Brick arches exist above the original door and window openings. The axis of the roof line runs north-south. In 1749, the Brick Meeting House burned and was rebuilt and enlarged by 1752. In 1810 the interior of the building was again burned. The Brick House was again rebuilt in 1810. The architect and builder for the 1810 rebuilding was Thomas Horton of Willistown, Pennsylvania, assisted by his brother, Jesse Horton. The plastering was done by John and William Ray of Wilmington, Delaware.

East Nottingham Friends Meeting House, or Brick Meeting House, as it has long been known, is of significance because of its association with William Penn who granted the site "for a Meeting House and Burial Yard, Forever" near the center of the 18,000-acre Nottingham Lots settlement which he caused to be given in 1701, at the early stage of a boundary dispute with Lord Baltimore. Originally part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends, this was at one time the largest Friends meeting house south of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Half-Yearly Meeting was held here as early as 1725. Among its early members (most of whom are buried here) were Thomas Chalkley, John Churchman, Benjamin Chandlee, and George Churchman, all notable Quakers and local citizens. A school was established at the Meeting house in 1740. A lending library was in use here at least as early as 1783. In 1778, an American Army hospital was established for sick and wounded troops under General Smallwood's command; those who died here are buried in the cemetery. Lafayette's troops camped in the Meeting House woods on the first night of their march from the Head of Elk to victory at Yorktown in 1781.

The cache container is somewhat interesting. It was purchased at an Army Surplus store near Gettysburg. Can you guess what it was used for??

Take care replacing the cache lid. Don't over tighten. Also be sure the log is tucked back in to the container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gbccyrq gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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