Memorial Hall Traditional Geocache

This building was once known as the Memorial Hall, later becoming part of the The Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack which is around the corner, North on Route 9H. Beware of muggles certain times of the week.

I recently noticed there was no geocache in this little community and thought why not?

I did some research and found some interesting history so I decided to place a hide so others could come and visit.

There are several stories related to the name Claverack:  According to one version, the name "Claverack" is a Dutch term, signifying a clover reach or field and, according to one tradition, was applied by Henry Hudson during his voyage up river in 1609 when the explorer noted vast fields of white clover covering the landscape. Yet by another account, the real origin of the name is unknown. However, the early mariners that sailed from New Amsterdam (New York City) to Fort Orange (Albany) divided the river into raks or reaches. A reach was the distance a ship could sail in one day. This part of the Hudson River was called Claver Rak (or Reach).
The cache is a small lock and lock containing a log, a 156^th Field Artillery challenge coin for the FTF and a 156^th Field Artillery challenge coin travel bug.

Enjoy the cache.