Cherry Hill Traditional Cache
Hidden : 5/26/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Original hide by Julie 05/26/2006
 adopted by RayQix in September 2014

The cache is located in a little "town square" area of this section of Canton, MI. known as "Cherry Hill Village".

Cherry Hill is an unincorporated community, located at the corner of Cherry Hill and Ridge Roads in Canton Township, in Wayne County, Michigan.  The Cherry Hill Historic District is a primarily residential historic district encompassing the greater part of Cherry Hill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Cherry Hill United Methodist Church

The Cherry Hill Historic District contains buildings facing Cherry Hill and Ridge Roads near their intersection. These include the Cherry Hill House (the only Italianate building in the township), the Gothic Revival Cherry Hill United Methodist Church and associated cemetery, the Cherry Hill School, the Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House, the Thomas and Isabella Moore Clyde House, buildings used for one of Henry Ford's Village Industry projects, and other farmhouses and associated outbuildings in the area.

The Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett House
(also known as the Bartlett-Travis House)

Cherry Hill, settled in 1825, was an early crossroads hamlet in Canton Township.  The town was originally called "Ridge" (also the origin of "Ridge Road") due to its position atop the ridge shore of an ancient lake.  The first area church, the Cherry Hill United Methodist Church, was built in the village in 1834.

In approximately 1865, Abner Hitchcock constructed an inn in the village, naming it the "Cherry Hill House" in reference to the wild cherry trees growing in the area.  The town of Ridge soon followed suit, and changed its name to "Cherry Hill."

The Italianate Cherry Hill House

Hitchcock's inn was used later as a general store and a dance hall, becoming the social center of the community for generations.

The Ypsi Creamery was located in Cherry Hill, after which the Detroit Creamery (later the Wilson Dairy) operated until 1940.  Henry Ford purchased the dairy and used it to house workers in his village industry program.  The village industry in Cherry Hill was unique in that part of its purpose was to provide work for World War II veterans who suffered physical or mental disabilities due to their wartime service.

Cherry Hill is the last of the five hamlets in Canton Township to retain substantial historic significance; it also endured as a commercial and social hub until the 1960s.

Cherry Hill School
 (across the street to the north)

In 2000, construction began on the Cherry Hill Village residential development in the area and included over 750 houses, parks, and a town center with a community theatre.  The development emphasized traditional architecture and site plans to evoke a neotraditional small town feel which continues to this day.

The area can be filled with muggles, both day and night, so please be aware of your surroundings when hunting, logging, and replacing this cache.
You MUST sign the log to be able to claim the smiley.  Thanks

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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