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Lynn, Kentucky 41144 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 24 Apr 2007
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Located in Greenup County, the Jesse Stuart Nature Preserve is maintained by the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission. When traveling from US 23 in Greenup County take State Route #1 to W-Hollow and travel 1.5 miles to the home place of Stuart.
Dedicated in 1979, Jesse Stuart State Nature Preserve is 714 acres. The preserve was acquired through a gift-purchase arrangement with the internationally known author. The area is used for passive recreation and environmental education where wildlife viewing is abundant. There are over 3 miles of trails that pass by his old home place and farm. A small parking area can accommodate several cars or one of the many school buses that bring kids to visit each year. Jesse Stuart was born August 8, 1906 in a small cabin. He was the second of seven children. His father was a coal miner and farmer. Stuart originally went into the teaching profession after graduating from college, but soon after left the profession to become a sheep farmer. He married his childhood sweetheart and together they lived in W-Hollow, running the farm while Stuart worked on his first novel. Stuart invited his readers into his world with short stories titled “Head o' W-Hollow” in 1936: “The road that leads to W-Hollow is a wagon road, the first three miles of it. For the rest it's a cow path, a goat path, a rabbit path, a fox path, a mule path-- it is whatever you want to call it. But the drum of the automobile is far away. The clockin of the horses hoofs used to beat this road-- and still does.... W-Hollow is a place in the sun, fenced in by the wind...its just a place with four seasons, wind, sun, rain, snow... with scrub oaks and old log houses and new plank shacks--a place that's somewhere for some and nowhere for most.” The great natural beauty of W-Hollow formed the backdrop for a diverse set of stories about life in Appalachia, its hardships and pleasures, and the values and lifestyle of its inhabitants, good and evil, comic and pathetic, heroic and frail. Stuart’s stories brought ancestral links with the region, personal familiarity with places and history, sympathy with, and even at times a little scorn, for the indigenous citizenry. His stories all characterize the type of people he knew and depict the way of life he grew up with. In 1960, already established as a successful and famous American author, Stuart spent the next ten years teaching and lecturing all over the world. When Stuart returned to W-Hollow, he stayed there for the rest of his life. He continued to write and publish books until 1977 when his health began to decline. Stuart lived in Greenup for most of his life although he made a mark on the entire world. He was a farmer, schoolteacher, hunter, and fisherman. But mostly, he was a poet and writer. During his lifetime he published over fifty books and more than three thousand articles. He was an inspiration for many Kentucky youth to achieve a college education and come back home to serve in their communities. Stuart said "I know as surely as I live and breathe the positive proof of what education can do for a man." Memorial and historical markers are erected throughout Greenup County in recognition of Stuart’s achievements. Stuart is buried near the one room school he first attended, at the Plum Grove Cemetery, just off Kentucky State Route #1. His namesake can be seen in every corner of Greenup County. The Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge is a causeway on top of the Greenup Locks and Dam. Completed in 1984, the bridge stands for all time as a monument to what great things the boy from W-Hollow achieved in his lifetime and stands for the inspiration he truly was to many. You will find the cache on the right-of-way side of the fence near the preserve’s entrance. Cache is a camouflaged peanut butter jar with a log book. Bring a pen. A trip down the trails is sure to promise a glimpse of wildlife and a glimpse of life on the old farm that inspired so many stories known around the world. |
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03 Mar 2007 by
mr bloodhound
(Finds: 232 Score: 748)
(Hidden: 46 Score: 143.5)
Open Log: Unrestricted Looks like a nice set of trails. I will come back later for some hiking. Thanks.
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