Fort Ontario LbNA #18070
Owner: | Adoptable |
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Plant date: | Sep 12, 2005 |
Location: | |
City: | Oswego |
County: | Oswego |
State: | New York |
Boxes: | 2 |
Planted by: | Craftymouse |
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Found by: | bfarowl (2) |
Last found: | May 14, 2013 |
Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
Last edited: | Sep 12, 2005 |
These boxes are located at the Fort Ontario Historic Site on the shores of Lake Ontario in Oswego, NY. You won't actually be going into the Fort itself, so there is no cost and these boxes will be accessible everyday until dark. If you're coming from the Syracuse area, take route 481 or 48 north into the city of Oswego. Turn right onto Bridge Street (route 104). Turn left onto East 9th Street and follow the blue and white Fort Ontario signs. You'll turn left again at Mitchell Street (turn left at the Woodchuck! Har-har-har--you'll get it when you see it!). At the stop sign, turn right, following the arrow on the sign. You'll follow this road past the ball fields and park in the lot overlooking the lake.
In front of you is a large sign so you can read about the Battle of Oswego (you're going to need to know some of these numbers later, so read ahead now). To your left you'll see the Fort. To your right is the Post Cemetery. You want to go and explore the cemetery. There are many interesting things to see here: markers to unknown soldiers, family members of soldiers who had been stationed here years ago... Just outside the cemetery entrance is a large hearth. This is a monument dedicated to the important role that women have played in the shaping of American history. When you're done exploring the cemetery, it's time to do some simple math:
Subtract the number of British soldiers killed in the Battle of Oswego from the number of British soldiers wounded. To the resulting number, add the number of unknown soldiers that are buried in this Post Cemetery. The final answer is a number that you'll be using in just a minute.
At the back of the cemetery there is a gate. Go through this gate and you'll see a railroad track. It's time to count railroad ties! With the gate at your back and the lake to your front, start at the missing railroad tie and count left. Did you get the right number? If you did you'll see a small concrete block on your left with a 'rusty L' on it. This block of concrete does not move, but you may want to check out the smaller rocks tucked up under the front of it. Please be sure that no one sees you. This spot is visible to those up on the hill and down by the water. Rehide very well so it's not visible from any angle.
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Continue walking along the railroad track. Looking up the hill on your left, you should see lots of shrubs and brush and all the way at the top are the signs that are posted at the parking lot where your car is parked. When you are directly below the parking lot area, turn to face the lake. There is one very large tree located right on the waters edge, and it has enormous rocks next to it. If you pass this tree, you've gone too far. You should be near a clearing on the shore where there are small shrubs to your left and your right, and an open space to the rocky edge in between. Go right to the edge, where the grass meets the rocks, but don't descend. Still facing the water, you should be able to look down to your left, along the grass/rock line and find some old railroad ties (well, they're kinda long for railroad ties, but you get the idea, right?). Growing just above them is a good-sized, scruffy shrub. At the base of the shrub, underneath the wooden ties, and tucked behind some smallish rocks, you'll find the Oswego Lighthouse. Please be extremely careful of the large rocks on the shore. Each winter the ice floes of the lake move these slabs around and they may be very unstable. Watch your paws!
This is a very popular spot for sunsets, so please be aware of who is around when you're retrieving and rehiding the box. Make sure it's covered very well so no muggles/noxers find it by accident!
Let us know how your search went!
In front of you is a large sign so you can read about the Battle of Oswego (you're going to need to know some of these numbers later, so read ahead now). To your left you'll see the Fort. To your right is the Post Cemetery. You want to go and explore the cemetery. There are many interesting things to see here: markers to unknown soldiers, family members of soldiers who had been stationed here years ago... Just outside the cemetery entrance is a large hearth. This is a monument dedicated to the important role that women have played in the shaping of American history. When you're done exploring the cemetery, it's time to do some simple math:
Subtract the number of British soldiers killed in the Battle of Oswego from the number of British soldiers wounded. To the resulting number, add the number of unknown soldiers that are buried in this Post Cemetery. The final answer is a number that you'll be using in just a minute.
At the back of the cemetery there is a gate. Go through this gate and you'll see a railroad track. It's time to count railroad ties! With the gate at your back and the lake to your front, start at the missing railroad tie and count left. Did you get the right number? If you did you'll see a small concrete block on your left with a 'rusty L' on it. This block of concrete does not move, but you may want to check out the smaller rocks tucked up under the front of it. Please be sure that no one sees you. This spot is visible to those up on the hill and down by the water. Rehide very well so it's not visible from any angle.
***
Continue walking along the railroad track. Looking up the hill on your left, you should see lots of shrubs and brush and all the way at the top are the signs that are posted at the parking lot where your car is parked. When you are directly below the parking lot area, turn to face the lake. There is one very large tree located right on the waters edge, and it has enormous rocks next to it. If you pass this tree, you've gone too far. You should be near a clearing on the shore where there are small shrubs to your left and your right, and an open space to the rocky edge in between. Go right to the edge, where the grass meets the rocks, but don't descend. Still facing the water, you should be able to look down to your left, along the grass/rock line and find some old railroad ties (well, they're kinda long for railroad ties, but you get the idea, right?). Growing just above them is a good-sized, scruffy shrub. At the base of the shrub, underneath the wooden ties, and tucked behind some smallish rocks, you'll find the Oswego Lighthouse. Please be extremely careful of the large rocks on the shore. Each winter the ice floes of the lake move these slabs around and they may be very unstable. Watch your paws!
This is a very popular spot for sunsets, so please be aware of who is around when you're retrieving and rehiding the box. Make sure it's covered very well so no muggles/noxers find it by accident!
Let us know how your search went!