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Mt. Hope Cemetery LbNA #22531

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:May 26, 2006
Location:
City:Rochester
County:Monroe
State:New York
Boxes:1
Planted by:Urban Letterboxer
Found by: JustKeepSwimming
Last found:Jan 18, 2021
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFa
Last edited:Jan 3, 2016
Mt. Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt. Hope Avenue

Current home to Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, the Mt. Hope cemetery is a wonderful example of a Victorian cemetery as well as a geological archive. The cemetery rests on a natural foundation of glacial hills, valleys, winding eskers, and kettles. Rochestarians ramble through the park-like setting to enjoy the Victorian art and the many specimens of flora. Children will enjoy the small wildlife. Formal tours are offered on Sundays. Information is available at: http://www.fomh.org/

Enter via the northernmost entrance on Mt. Hope Avenue (just south of Robinson Drive).
Drive straight ahead, down the small hill and park in front of the chapel.
After exiting your vehicle, backtrack up the drive, and turn left on Indian Trail.
Walk up the cobblestone drive.
Turn left at the top and follow the sign to visit Susan B. Anthony’s grave.
After saying “thanks” to Susan, backtrack out of the graves to Indian Trail.
Turn right.
Pass the Corkhill family.
Stay to the left when you meet the Hirschfields.
Walk up the hill.
Be careful of the drop-off on the right.
You will approach a corner on your left with stairs leading up a hill.
A white signpost is next to the stairs: G Dell.
Go up the stairs.
Say “hello” to Elinor and Thomas B. as you continue up the hill.
When you reach the resting place of Marcia Smith, take a rest yourself and face back down the hill. See if you can determine the complex relationships between John Dawley, Emma Dawley-Smith, Roberth Wheater, Jane Dawley, and Fannie – all reposing on your right.
Once that task is done. Look over your right shoulder.
The Allens are watching.
Approach the largest stone: In Memorian Allen
Walk to the backside.
Trace a straight line from the “A” in “Allen” to the ground . . . and then left a few inches.
Two rocks are tucked under the massive memorial.
They are not a part of the memorial stone and are easily moved.
What you seek is behind those rocks.

To return to your vehicle:
Backtrack down the hill, down the stairs, and turn right on Indian Trail.
Turn right on Hope.
Turn left on Ravine.
Walk down the cobblestone hill to your vehicle.

Please enjoy this hunt and be respectful of the surroundings at the same time.