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Add Location| Owner: | 'DDD'  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 1, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Hollis |
| County: | Hillsborough |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Arf! |
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| Last found: | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Aug 1, 2005 |
Stamp: Hand Carved
Terrain: Easy, level paved trail
TIME: About 45 minutes on a bicycle, but you can also rollerblade, walk, or jog.
(Note:I've put Hollis, NH as the location of this letterbox but it straddles the MA/NH line so it may be in Pepperell, MA)
Bring a pen, I found I'd put the box pen in my pocket when I got home from planting this box.
This is the third in a series of letterboxes depicting hobo symbols. (First is Kind Hearted Woman in Wolfeboro, NH; 2nd is Good Campsite in Townsend/West Groton, MA)
Hobo is the name coined for men (or women) who left friends and family during the Great Depression of the 1920’s & 1930’s or after wars when there was no work in their home cities. They travelled as migrant workers or just to avoid the stress and strains of life in a family they could not support. They would hop a freight train and ride in boxcars to the next city in search of temporary work, perhaps in construction or on a farm. There is a resourcefulness to the idea of being a hobo that says you will survive by doing what you have to do.
Hobos developed a system of symbols - a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow travelers. Usually these signs would be written in chalk or coal on a trestle, fence, building, sidewalk, or railroad equipment to let others know what they could expect in a given area - where it was safe to camp or sleep, whether the local authorities were friendly or not, where a free meal might be available. All these symbols aided the hobo in finding help or steering clear of trouble.
The symbol on this stamp let the hobo know that he or she could find a safe, dry place to sleep in the loft of the nearby barn.
To look at other hobo signs and symbols try this web site… http://www.slackaction.com/signroll.htm#
Clues
Start your search at the beginning of the Nashua River Rail Trail in Hollis, NH. To find the trail head, take Exit 5W off the Everett Turnpike and head towards Hollis and Pepperell. Take a left on 111A and go .4 of a mile. You’ll see a dirt parking area off to the right just before the Nashua town line sign. The trail begins just after that sign and before the chain link fence at the propane company. The trail is paved all the way and goes about 12 miles to Ayer, MA. To find out more about the rail trail and print out a map go to http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/nash.htm
The first road crossing is River Street. After that you will pass some horse corrals and a farm. Just after the farm you’ll come to the Unquetynassett Brook, part of the Nashua River Watershed. There’s an osprey nest on the left out in the dead trees so bring your binoculars to get a better look. Just before the second road crossing you’ll see a square granite marker post on the left side of the trail that has “W38” painted on it. Just beyond that is a triangular piece of granite pointing off into the trees. From there walk 20 steps straight back into the woods and you’ll see a pile of stumps. Behind the largest stump under bark and leaves is what you seek.
Terrain: Easy, level paved trail
TIME: About 45 minutes on a bicycle, but you can also rollerblade, walk, or jog.
(Note:I've put Hollis, NH as the location of this letterbox but it straddles the MA/NH line so it may be in Pepperell, MA)
Bring a pen, I found I'd put the box pen in my pocket when I got home from planting this box.
This is the third in a series of letterboxes depicting hobo symbols. (First is Kind Hearted Woman in Wolfeboro, NH; 2nd is Good Campsite in Townsend/West Groton, MA)
Hobo is the name coined for men (or women) who left friends and family during the Great Depression of the 1920’s & 1930’s or after wars when there was no work in their home cities. They travelled as migrant workers or just to avoid the stress and strains of life in a family they could not support. They would hop a freight train and ride in boxcars to the next city in search of temporary work, perhaps in construction or on a farm. There is a resourcefulness to the idea of being a hobo that says you will survive by doing what you have to do.
Hobos developed a system of symbols - a code through which they gave information and warnings to their fellow travelers. Usually these signs would be written in chalk or coal on a trestle, fence, building, sidewalk, or railroad equipment to let others know what they could expect in a given area - where it was safe to camp or sleep, whether the local authorities were friendly or not, where a free meal might be available. All these symbols aided the hobo in finding help or steering clear of trouble.
The symbol on this stamp let the hobo know that he or she could find a safe, dry place to sleep in the loft of the nearby barn.
To look at other hobo signs and symbols try this web site… http://www.slackaction.com/signroll.htm#
Clues
Start your search at the beginning of the Nashua River Rail Trail in Hollis, NH. To find the trail head, take Exit 5W off the Everett Turnpike and head towards Hollis and Pepperell. Take a left on 111A and go .4 of a mile. You’ll see a dirt parking area off to the right just before the Nashua town line sign. The trail begins just after that sign and before the chain link fence at the propane company. The trail is paved all the way and goes about 12 miles to Ayer, MA. To find out more about the rail trail and print out a map go to http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/nash.htm
The first road crossing is River Street. After that you will pass some horse corrals and a farm. Just after the farm you’ll come to the Unquetynassett Brook, part of the Nashua River Watershed. There’s an osprey nest on the left out in the dead trees so bring your binoculars to get a better look. Just before the second road crossing you’ll see a square granite marker post on the left side of the trail that has “W38” painted on it. Just beyond that is a triangular piece of granite pointing off into the trees. From there walk 20 steps straight back into the woods and you’ll see a pile of stumps. Behind the largest stump under bark and leaves is what you seek.