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.

Find #67 Remember Paoli ! ( GC8C4A )

This was my first "virtual" cache where there was not an actual container to find, but an object that you have to have your picture taken next to.  This location was the site of the September 1777 Battle of Paoli or "Paoli Massacre" during the Revolutionary War.  

 Monument where the soldiers were buried

After his defeat at Battle of the Clouds, General George Washington retreated to Valley Forge to regroup while the British prepared to sieze the city of Philadelphia.  General Washington sent General Anthony Wayne and 2200 soldiers to intercept the General Howe and the British.  Wayne's men encamped at Paoli awaiting reinforcements.  

 Site of the battlefield

The British learned of Washington's plan.  At around midnight of September 20th, the Red Coats sneaked up on General Anthony Wayne's sleeping soldiers and attacked.  Thus ensued the Battle of Paoli.  Wayne's men were massacred and later the British moved on to capture Philadelphia.