Woodland Memorial War of 1812 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Mornseer: With great sadness I have decided to archive this cache. Having stopped by to check it a couple weeks ago, I saw that it was fine, though the tree where it was hiding was rotting fast. Today the cache is missing in action, and presumed stolen. It's too bad; this was one of my favorites, and a lot of people liked it. I'll try to come up with a new idea, here or elsewhere.

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Hidden : 3/18/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Take County Route 24 (The Russell Turnpike Rd.) west from NY 56. Watch for a highway memorial sign (blue with yellow letters) on the south side of the road, marking the site of the graves of two soldiers from the War of 1812.

This road is narrow, and traffic moves pretty fast on it, so park as far off the road as possible, watching for the soft shoulders too. It is probably best to park on the north side of the road.

The cache is located in a small, unimproved plot of land, referred to elsewhere as an "unimproved park" owned by the Town of Pierrepont. Historical sources note that the parcel was created by deed to allow public access to the grave site, which is marked by New York State historical markers. The 0.95 acre parcel of land is shaped like a diamond with long sides.

Take a moment to study the two grave sites, and ponder what a long trek this would have been in 1813, from Plattsburgh to Sackett's Harbor (see Wikipedia article for general information). One of the soldiers buried here was named Sackett. In 1813 our nation was 37 years old. St. Lawrence County had only been organized as such for 11 years, and the County Seat was then in Ogdensburg, which was shelled by the British, from across the river in Prescott, Ontario.

The cache container is a 2 x 3 inch camo-wrapped plastic medicine bottle, specially configured to hide it mostly out of sight.
Out of respect for the soldiers, and with deference to the spirit of the place, the cache is not in the immediate vicinity of the grave markers.

Congratulations to Team KOH, Professor Flight and BobbyHill295 on their First to Find. Congratulations also to Kaseyburrell98 on arriving 12 minutes later, for his 150th find! We sure have some great cachers up here in the Northern Woods.

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