"I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you
and that you may see me, and in the arrangement
I have the best of the bargain."

Abraham Lincoln
February 16, 1861 - Remarks at Painesville, Ohio

Placed: June 24, 2009
Location: Manchester, VT
Number of boxes: 2
Status: Alive and well


Background

One of our personal historical heroes is Abe Lincoln. There is so much that history has recorded about this humanitarian, president and self-educated man. You have probably read all there is to know about Abe, so it's useless for us to reiterate facts that you already know about this wonderful human being and one of America's best presidents.

We decided, instead, to let you in on some little known facts about Abe:

* The clutter in Lincoln's law office was notorious, and a continual source of irritation to his partner, William Herndon. On his desk, Lincoln kept one envelope marked "When you can't find it anywhere else, look into this."

* At 6 feet, 4 inches, Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president.

* There are no direct decendents of Lincoln despite the fact that Abe had four sons.

* Lincoln was the first president to wear a beard

* Abraham Lincoln was the first major leader in our history to favor extending the vote to women. In 1836 - a full 12 years before the first woman's rights convention had even convened - State legislator Lincoln gave an Illinois newspaper a statement endorsing "female suffrage."

* Lincoln was the only president to receive a US patent - for a device used to lift boats over shoals.

* Frederick Douglass, the celebrated abolitionist and former slave, was invited by then President Lincoln to the inaugural reception in 1865, but when Douglass tried to enter, policemen man-handled him and forced him back out. Making his way in again, he managed to catch Lincoln's eye. "Here comes my friend Douglass," the President exclaimed, and leaving a circle of guests, took Douglass by the hand and began to chat with him.

* Lincoln wore a size 14 shoe

* The contents of Lincoln's pockets on the night of the assassination weren't revealed until February 12, 1976. They contained two pairs of spectacles, a chamois lens cleaner, an ivory and silver pocket knife, a large white Irish linen handkerchief (slightly used) with "A. Lincoln" embroidered in red, a gold quartz watch fob without a watch, a new silk-lined leather wallet containing a pencil, a Confederate five dollar bill and news clippings of unrest in the Confederate Army, emancipation in Missouri, the Union party platform of 1864, and an article on the presidency by John Bright.

Clues

Find your way to Dellwood Cemetery, located on Route 7A, just below the entrance to Hildene, the summer home of Abe Lincoln's son, Robert in Manchester, VT.

Enter the cemetery and turn left. Then head down the paved road that borders the pond. Cross over the bridge and take a quick right onto a dirt path and park your car between the green metal flower urn on your right and the maintenance storage building on your left.

After exiting your car, proceed straight ahead with the flower urn at your back. Pass by Smyth and Carver.

Note the large evergreen triplets ahead of you. Just to the left of this trio, check out the base of the large stump for Abe #1.

Go back to the main entrance of the cemetery where it borders the road to Hildene. After finding the Lancaster mausoleum, look for the grave of Abraham Lincoln's niece, Jessie Lincoln Randolph 1875-1948.

Just behind and to the left of this gravesite, spot a white pole on the opposite side of Hildene's road. Look up the hill next to the pole and spot a downed tree branch. In the V of the branch, you will find Abe #2.

Please use stealth hunting these boxes and remember to rehide better than you found them. These 2 boxes were part of the Spring Into Boxing Event in CT in 2006. We're happy to finally bring the Abes home.

If you have the time, we strongly suggest you visit Hildene. It's a historic treasure located on over 400 acres of pristine land overlooking the mountains on almost every angle. You can purchase 2 types of passes - a pass to walk the grounds and a pass that allows you into the home and the grounds. In the house on display is one of Abe Lincoln's stovepipe hats - this is 1 of only 3 left in existence.






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