Newlin Mill Park

This was an awesome little park that I never new existed.  I was greeted in the parking lot by a buzzard that came right up to my car door.  Of course as I dug out my camera to snap a picture, he scampered off.  This place was the sight of a former grist mill and was a rail road stop on the Pennsylvania Rail Road.  This park is currently home to 3 caches.

The falls at the Newlin Grist Mill

The blacksmith shop at Newlin Mill Park

Lot of trails at Newlin Mill

Some of the trails are on the old rail bed and is bordered by nifty little ponds, streams, and small waterfalls.  I plan on revisiting this park even if there are no new caches there!

Some of our fine feathered friends

Former railway bridge on the old rail bed

Find #116 St. Davids Dome (GCMDFJ)

I have driven by this spot many times over the past 15 years and I have always wondered what this structure was.  Thanks to Geocaching and the placement of this cache, I had an excuse to get an up close and personal look.  Very cool place.  I always thought this thing was hollow, but it is solid rocks!  Bumped into another geocacher as I had the cache open and was signing the log.

St. David's Dome - Villanova, PA

View from the dome to the north west towards Radnor, PA

View of the stone dragon across the hill

View from the dome to the north east towards Villanova, PA

Find #114 Rock n Roll (GCHT3J)

This cache was hidden away in the heart of Ridley Creek State Park.  Contained a awesome collection of CDs, hence the name.  The nearby boulders were freakin' huge!  That is what I remember most about this cache.

That was one BIG boulder!

Pictures don't do it justice...

Find #112 Bird bus (GC189Z8)

I love visiting historical places and although this one was not significant, it was pretty cool looking none the less.  This cache is also a memorable one to me because I had to think like a bird to get to it.  It was kind of crazy!

100th FIND!! - More Railroad History ( GCZ58Q )

My 100th!  Wahooo!  This cache took a while as it was scattered in three stages across about a 10 square mile area.  The first two stages were historical sign markers.  The last, being a micro cache was at the location of what used to be a old railway station.  

 Some of the old track can be seen in the wooded area

  

There are double tracks in the middle of the woods where the cache is located.  It was kind of neat.  Lots of old relics (along with some plain modern day junk) in this spot.  I believe the old station or part of it is still standing nearby and is now a restaurant.

100th Find!

Find #99 He Was Mad! ( GCYQAF )

This cache has significant historical importance as it is hidden on the former estate of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.  General Wayne won his claim to fame during the Revolutionary War.  He commanded the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment at the battles Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown.  

 Former estate of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne

He later led the Continental forces at the Battle of Monmouth.  Followed later in the war by the Battles of Stoney Point and Green Spring.  Stoney Point was his most successful campaign of the Revolutionary War.  After serving as a statesman, General Wayne was later called back into service to lead forces during the Indian Wars at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Wayne died in 1796 while returning to Pennsylvania from a western military post.  He was buried at Fort Presque Isle which later became Erie, Pennsylvania. There was a blockhouse named after him which is still standing today.  

His family later had his remains moved to the family plot in St. Davids Episcopal Church in Radnor, Pennsylvania which is the site of another related cache.