This is a virtual cache. A cache that exists in a form of a location. A virtual cache is usually an interesting spot. The reward for discovering a virtual cache is the location itself, the information you gather there, and the awe of the surroundings.
Find this inscription : "All murdered on the night of March 12, 1846" "Mysterious Providence indeed, Thou called us here to lie, Here where our bodies must remain Until the Judgement Day. But thou art righteous oh our God And doest naught in vain For whilst to us to live was Christ To die in Christ is gain. Thesemangled forms again shall rise At the last trumpet's sound, To dwell forever in the skies Where pain nor death is found. Farewell dear parents; children; friends. We'll not be parted long May we all meet in heaven again A saved and happy throng."
(Gravestone cut by Reed & Clark Auburn, NY)
Also footstones
"S.W.V.N."; "G.W.V.N."; J.G.V.N."
This is a private home with NO historical marker. But, who do you think lived here in 1846 and what do you think happened here?
In 1846 in Auburn, NY, Seward used the insanity plea to defend a former enslaved American, William Freeman. Freeman killed several members of a local white family while stealing a horse. William Seward did not win the case but won another trial. Unfortunately before this happened, Freeman died. An autopsy later disclosed scar tissue on his brain that experts from Bedlam, England testified could have explained his actions. William Freeman received the injury after being struck in the head several years before. {Freeman had been whipped in childhood by Lynch, Wellington, the police, and in prison. "Such a life, so filled Later in 1859 U.S. Representative Daniel E. Sickles, from NY would be credited as the first defendant to use the "temporary insanity" defense in the United States. In 1859, Daniel E. Sickles shot and killed Phillip Barton Key, and pleaded temporary insanity. Phillip Barton Key was the US Attorney who prosecuted the owner and captain of the Pearl. He was also the son of Francis Scott Key, the composer of our National anthem. To everyone's surprise, Sickles was acquitted of the murder following a twenty-day trial.
There is an excellent book written about this case and is available at Seymour Library, Auburn, NY. The title is "Mr. Seward For the Defense" by Earl Conrad. Publisher is Rinehart & Company, Inc. 1956. (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 56-7943