This cache is part of the CoPaTo (County Parks Tour) series of
caches located in the York County Park System. There will be one
cache from this series in each of eight county parks and each cache
will have some sort of clue that leads to an event cache to be held
September 23rd, 2006. The location of the event will be kept
secret, the only way to attend the event is to log each of the
caches and collect the clues that lead to the event. The parks are
each aware of the caches and have given approval for them to remain
in their prospective locations as permanent caches.
I know in the fever-pitch that can be finding caches associated
with an event it is hard to take your time, but please try to enjoy
this cache. Raab Park is one of the newest county parks in York and
in that it is still kind of rugged and quiet. That being said,
there is a warning; not all trails are marked on the map and the
ones that are on the map aren’t as established as you would expect
to find in other county parks. Please enjoy the solitude you will
find in this park while it still is around. In keeping with the
note “Stay on the trails” placed on the maps of Raab Park, the
cache is along a trail.
In Raab Park, York County has a gem of a park that could be used
to discuss the Industrial Revolution in America and specifically in
York County. Since I love history I will bore you with some of the
details.
The industrial revolution’s impact on the world can not be
over-stated. For a good synopsis check out this article:
Industrial
Revolution
From 1854 through 1888, during what would be considered the
Second Industrial Revolution, the 72 acres of land known as the
York Iron Co. Mine site, was one of 170 iron ore mines in York
County. The mine was part of an 1800's iron ore boom that produced
some of the best iron ore, called "Codorus Ore," in the area. At
the industry's height, 15 mines were in operation here, bringing
hundreds of skilled miners from England and Wales. The mine stopped
operations in 1888. The land was later used as agricultural land,
with seven acres as a landfill site. The landfill was reclaimed in
the late 1980's and early 1990's and donated to the county by
Modern Landfill and Recycling, a Waste Management company.