Another Cache Laid to Rest Traditional Cache
NCreviewer: Cache appears to be missing or unmaintained. If the owner wishes to replace it, simply email a request through my profile with the gc code#. If it still complies with the guidelines for listing a cache at geocaching.com it can easily be unarchived.
Another Cache Laid to Rest
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This is not a magnetic key holder or a bison tube, but I’m sure you’ve seen one of these containers in previous hides. Please be respectful of the surroundings … NO DIGGING OR MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS REQUIRED.
The cache container came from 31Coupe’s Wacky Races Seed Cache. I had the container for WAY too long, but finally got it ‘planted’. PLEASE REPLACE THE CACHE EXACTLY AS YOU FOUND IT!!!! This will help keep the cache intact and somewhat protected. Thanks.
I’ve lived in Raleigh since 1988 and didn’t know about this quiet little place until I became a member of the nearby establishment in 2004 (the YWCA has now been sold to another establishment, but that shouldn't hinder the find in any way). Parking should be easy (given the right time of day and the right day of the week). The grounds on which this cache is laid are guarded by some cats who appear to live in this otherwise non-living place.
Now for a little Raleigh history lesson. Oberlin cemetery became a public burial site after emancipation. Local slaves working for Judge Duncan Cameron were buried here before 1865. The 5 acre cemetery was given to former slave John Thompson Turner by Judge Cameron since the land was not able to be sold due to the fact that it had been used as a burial site. The cemetery is now maintained by the 3 nearby churches and owned by grandson, John Virgil Turner. At one time, there were upwards of 400 grave sites located here. Hurricane Floyd destroyed many of the markers with only approximately 150 headstones remaining intact. The oldest headstone standing is an 1804 monument for Zylphia Thompson (9/4/1804 – 11/20/1888).
I've spoken with Mr. Turner and he has graciously given me permission to hide this cache. Please help to keep this historic site nice and free from trash. All help keeping it clean is appreciated by Mr Turner as he is not able to get out to the cemetery much any more due to his age.
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