Dallas Park Historical Site Cache Traditional Geocache
Dallas Park Historical Site Cache
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Cache site is just west of Ridgway, in Ouray County, off of Highway
62, and an easy walk of less than ¼ mile from the parking area,
across reasonably even terrain, though no specific pathway exists.
The cache has been placed with the permission & approval of the
board of directors of this special historical site & public
area. Cache is in plain sight, but may not be recognized at first.
DO NOT OPEN MANHOLE COVER near cache coordinates -- cache is not
under it.
Parking area coordinates: N 38:09.516' W 107:47.910' Please park on
the gravel "road" to keep the paved road clear for others.
Although this historical site began as a burying ground beside the
Dallas Park Church (long gone now) as early as 1884, Dallas Park
Cemetery was not incorporated as an official cemetery until 1893.
The recorded cost for lots in 1902 was $10.00 each. Because burials
began many years before the first part of the cemetery was
blocked-out and platted into rows in 1902, it is possible to spot
older headstones & footstones that are out-of-alignment with
the platted burial sites. Only the front 5 acres of the cemetery’s
16 acres contains burials & headstones. Dallas Park Cemetery is
currently funded by a local property-tax mil levy, and by the
purchase of burial plots by district residents and non-residents.
"Dallas" appears on many placenames in this county, named for
George N. Dallas, the Vice-President of the United States between
1845 & 1849 under James K. Polk. Cemetery visitors are welcome
to contact cemetery board or caretakers with any questions or
comments -- contact information is posted at the entrance to the
cemetery.
CACHE: Container description will not be provided, since it is in
plain sight. However, it may not immediately be identifiable!
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