The Great Depression was a time of
vast unemployment, with many government programs being created
to give a boost to the nation's faltering economy. One such
program was the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Under
FDR, the CCC performed work in forests across the country,
planting trees and developing areas into what were to become a
network of state and national parks. One such park was New
Germany State Park.
Here's where the history is sketchy, and we plan on adding the
facts as soon as we can find and verify them. Here's what we know:
According to a park ranger, one of the CCC workers with the family
name of 'Broadwater' fell through the thin ice of the lake and
drowned. His body was carried from the lake up towards what are now
the twin churches, where he was subsequently buried. So far, we
don't know for sure the first name or date of the event (although
we have educated guesses), but one thing's for sure: there are
quite a few Broadwaters buried around the churches.
From New Germany State Park, make a right onto New Germany Road,
than another right onto Twin Churches Road. To find the cache, take
the time to admire the great view. The small first stage will be
found away from any graves or the churches at the coordinates at
the top of the page. There you find the coordinates for stage 2.
Originally, we had intended to place the final stage close to the
lake, but we ended up taking the high road, as will you. The final
stage is a .30 caliber ammo can hidden within the park.
Many thanks to park ranger Mike Gregory for his help in
supplying information / approving this cache, and to
Chere for making sure we got this one in place for her
event!