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Historic Fort Hill Cache
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N 42° 31.738' W 078° 03.091' |
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Portageville, New York 14536 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 13 Oct 2006
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This easy to find cache is designed to bring recognition to a very unique and intriguing Earthwork. On arriving at the Parking coordinates, walk around the gate and bear to the right. You will be walking on an old abandoned railroad bed to reach the cache.
Please be sure not to block the gate, or the roadway that the farmer uses to access his property when you park. Suggested parking coordinates are: N42 31.803 W078 03.189 I wish to thank Mr Graham for giving permission for this cache to be placed near his property, and for allowing us to use his access road to the old railroad bed. His only condition for us is to be sure not to block his roadway or gate when parking your vehicle. Now for a little history about the earthwork that you will see! This location was a very important place to the early Iroquoian people. A natural feature of the land was used by these people to defend themselves from attack. Along the Genesee River is a mound like area of land that rises approximately 125 feet above the river. During the times that the Iroquoian people lived there, a palisade wall was erected on top of this mound, and a ditch was dug around the outside the wall from the western side to the north/northeastern side to add more protection. There is a ramp shaped spur of land that leads up to the top of the mound and it is believed to be the entranceway to this prehistoric village site. In the middle of the hilltop is a circular pit that was once about 7 foot in diameter and is believed to have been used as a cache for storage. A few years ago the State of New York erected an historic marker along the road to bring attention to this unique area. I remember seeing this sign as a child but today it no longer exists. You are looking for a small medkit container filled with typical trade items. Once you find the cache, look across the marsh to the northeast and you will see Fort Hill. Please trade fairly! I have included for the first time, a one of a kind First Finders prize. I am giving to the FTF, an actual old Indian Arrowhead that I found not too far from this location. The type is a Brewerton Point and it is about 3000-4000 years old. The material it is made from is the typical Onondaga chert that was commonly used by native peoples in the western New York area. Please make sure that you hide the cache even better than you found it. So enjoy yourself and please let me know what you thought about this cache. |
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14 Oct 2006 by
Szuchie
(Finds: 134 Score: 520.5)
(Hidden: 4 Score: 21)
Open Log: Personal use only
P-Man this was a fantastic cache! I saw it had posted yesterday, but in all the rush I never plugged in the cords for the cache (so we did drive within 2 miles of it twice yesterday on our way to/from Osage!...hahahaha).
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