Skip to content

Indiana Spirit Quest #346: A Proper Burial Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Keystone: As there has been no response to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.

Keystone
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer

More
Hidden : 11/17/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


“INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST”

The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by Hoosier Pioneers. In just a year and a half, the quest has grown to over three hundred caches hidden in twenty-seven Indiana counties, and two Ohio counties, and the hiders have grown to seventeen cacher teams, most of which of which are comprised of Dogs and their Humans. Over 600 cacher teams have logged over 7,000 finds. One cache machine found 102 ISQ caches in a single day (daylight hours only).


(Photos by WilliamsFamGC)
INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST #346

"A Proper Burial"

Welcome to Green Park Cemetery, located in Wayne Township, Jay County, Portland, Indiana. This is the largest and most actively-used cemetery in Portland, and I found many interesting markers and monuments. Browse through the photos, and take a slow drive through the cemetery.


I found several markers for veterans of the War of 1812, including Michael and Joseph Shanks. Michael was a captain of the McKees company. As I find information regarding their service, I will update this listing.


This is a marker for Daniel McNeal, who named the town of Portland. He died in 1864 at the age of 62.

FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE NIGHT CACHING WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE!

The cache container is an 35mm film canister. Bring your own pen. Please replace the cache so that it as at least as well concealed as when you found it.
The cache is not located near a grave... If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out. Say a prayer for our brave troops, fighting overseas. God Bless America!

"Indiana Spirit Quest" is brought to you by the following fellows of GEOISQ*: SixDogTeam, Kodiak Kid, THE SHADOW, Team Shydog, Rupert2, Torry, ~Mystery Dog~, Team Tigger International, Cache Commando, bbsurveyors and DoverDuo, -{LoS}-Xile, Prairiepartners,WilliamsFamGC, Team Itchy & Scratchy, Bean Blossom Gang and Wishbone86. If you are interested in spreading the Quest to your neck of the woods AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, email SixDogTeam.

*Grand Exalted Order of the Indiana Spirit Quest

** THIS IS A GENUINE INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST CACHE** xxxxx

Additional Hints (No hints available.)