GC14AA0 SQ KINYON CEMETERY (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by excelsior53

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Hidden : 7/13/2007

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“ Michigan Spirit Quest”

The MICHIGAN SPIRIT QUEST series of geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries built by MICHIGAN Pioneers. Kinyon Cemetery, also known as Kenyon Cemetery, is located in Canton Township on Gyde Road and Ridge Road, this is North of Warren Road, and South of Joy Road. The land for this cemetery was purchased from Moses Bradford in 1840, between half of an acre and one acre. There was also the Parish family burying ground a mile east of the Kinyon Cemetery. Between 1863 and 1865 these bodies were removed to Kenyon. (There were other families there, besides the Parish family.) The name Kenyon was taken from residents, Mr & Mrs Orrin Kenyon, who took an interest in the cemetery, and made improvements here. In about 1908, an additional acre was purchased through the leadership of T.S. Clark, from the James Bradley estate. This is a strip of land on the south and on the east sides of the old site. Lots were at that time sold for $10 per lot. A list of those buried here can be found here.

At this time, the cemetery is cleaned up and in good condition for it's age. There are some broken tombstones, tombstones laying on the ground and against trees. Some older stones have been replaced by newer stones. The last burial was as recently as 2020. The township of Canton has assumed responsibility for the expense of caring for the property, but the supervision was left in the hands of the Cemetery Association. Many of the original association members are now buried here, and others have moved away, leaving the cemetery sadly neglected, except for a few lots cared for by their owners. People familiar with this area may recognize some of the names here, like McClumpha who has a nearby road named after him as well as a Plymouth Township park. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this cemetery is a large pine tree near the back of the cemetery. Local legends says that this tree was used by Indians to mark the trail between Plymouth and Ypsilanti. A branch was bent at an angle parallel to the ground and pointing SW, towards Ypsilanti, as the tree was growing. I happen to find a children's book called "A Tree's Tale" by Lark Carrier in which he says at least one Indian name for this was Mai-Mehtug or "Path Tree". Another example of this type of tree can be seen in Coldwater, MI along US-12 (Sauk Trail) by the old Oak Grove Cemetery. Cache contains just a micro log book and pen. Open dawn to dusk. Limited parking is available along the road right in front of the cemetery.

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Abg ba gur tebhaq

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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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