Sandyvale Cemetery Memorial Garden Traditional Cache
Keystone: As the owner hasn't responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.
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Sandyvale Cemetery Memorial Garden
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This is mine and my sons (pitt12fan34) first placed cache.
This cache has been placed inside the Sandyvale Cemetery Memorial Garden which is in the process of being constructed/renovated. Several of the headstones have been removed and new fencing in some areas has been installed. There is a paved walking path between Hickory St. and Messenger St. which is very close to the railroad tracks as well as the old existing gravel path which runs through the middle of the cemetery. There should be no issues with the placement of this cache at this time, as it is a very public place as many people walk through the cemetery as well as folks walking their dogs, kids flying kites, etc.
You can park either in the parking lot just off of Hickory Street, or just across the railroad tracks on the righthand side of Messenger St. where the paved trail ends. The Messenger St. side is a much shorter walk to the cache than from Hickory St. I would not advise parking anywhere other than between the railroad tracks and the end of the cement block building on Messenger St. as the rest of the area is private property even though it is not posted as such.
Due to some of the renovations that may be coming in the future, the cache may need to be relocated, but for now it should be fine.
Sandyvale is a pioneer cemetery that was developed by the Horner family and used by many first families when the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania was established in 1800. The veteran's graves date from the Revolutionary War through World War II. Sandyvale has been a part of the fabric of the City and region for over two centuries. In the early years it provided a gathering place for many community civic and social events. It was a beautiful green spot in the pioneer days but with the industrial era and the development of the steel mills and plants and the birth of the railroad access to this industry, it came to be an area that was isolated and forgotten, sustaining extensive flood damage and neglect for many years.
Currently the site is 10.6 acres of flat grassy lawn and is the last large open green space in inner city Johnstown.
A Master Plan program has been coordinated by the renowned design and landscape architectural firm of Marshall – Tyler – Rausch, LLC to preserve this historic location creating a beautiful, thriving, self-sustaining memorial botanical garden.
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