A Cinch in The Hamlets Traditional Cache
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This is a nice easy Family Cache. No Bushwacking Required.
I would like to ask that you PLEASE rehide this cache well. I live close by and many times have found it put in an open spot that's very obvious to see. A lot of people use this area & I don't want it to be muggled so PLEASE be careful where you replace it! Thanks
*Please note that the parking area is open from Dawn until Dusk*
Try to plan for a little extra time on this cache if you can. As you pull into the parking lot take notice of the black and yellow sign. After you've found the cache take The Five Minute Walk to the Historical Ruins. There's no cache there just a nice walk and a lesson in Local History.
Incase you decide to take The Five Minute walk to the ruins here is some additional information for you.
William Middleton established Crowfield Plantation in the 1730s as a rice plantation, building the “Capital Brick Mansion” and surrounding the house and grounds with beautiful gardens. The property was given the name “Crowfield” after Crowfield Hall in County Suffolk, England, which was owned by another member of the Middleton family. The gardens were similar to those at Middleton Place, which were developed by William Middleton’s brother 10 years later. The plantation is often considered one of the most beautiful of colonial Carolina.
William Middleton sold the plantation in 1753 and returned to England. Ownership changed several times after that and the plantation was abandoned in the 1840s after the exhausted rice fields became unprofitable. The fields and gardens reverted to wilderness and the main building was badly damaged in the earthquake of 1886. All that remain visible today are ruins of a portion of the house, a few live oaks from the grand entrance, and the small reflecting pond. The site is surrounded by Crowfield Golf & Country Club, although it is easily accessed by visitors.
~Taken from Historic Goose Creek, South Carolina, 1670-1980 by Michael J. Heitzler~
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