The Pumpkin King LbNA #24287 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Leicester |
| County: | Worcester |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | The Goonies 161  |
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| Found by: | Bird Girl (3) |
| Last found: | Sep 15, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 1, 2006 |
“The Pumpkin King”
Elliot Hill Burial Ground (established 1760)
The location of this box is somewhat secret out in our neck of the woods. I had knowledge of this secret cemetery, but had never known its location, Spider Gates always took precedence as far as “spooky hidden cemeteries” in the town of Leicester, but this revolutionary era cemetery is just as cool. When I went searching for it online, I was unable to locate the exact address so I went to the Leicester Historical Society who informed that it did in fact exist and it was less than a mile from my home. Go figure.
Directions:
To get to the cemetery, Take Route 56 north from Leicester Center. You will travel this road about 2 to 3 miles before you will come to the intersection near the reservoirs. At the intersection, you will take a left onto Marshall St. Go up the hill and at the top of the hill, you need to look at the houses on the left hand side. (FYI, at the top of the hill, you will pass on the old Leicester airport and nightclub Highlights. It’s very overgrown and if you are not looking for it, you will miss it)
The path to the cemetery is located between 370 and 374 Marshall St. (I think that the cemetery would have been 372 because there is not a house marked as 372). This is where you need to pay attention. Right next to 374 Marshall Street is the path to the cemetery, but it almost looks like you are walking through the right side of 374’s lawn. This is public property so it is ok to walk through. To give a landmark, the entrance is directly across the street from a somewhat large beige mailbox that also looks like a little house. You can park next to this mailbox. The entrance to that path is also marked with a large flat stone that is half buried in the ground.
To find box #1 follow the path to the gate marked “Elliot Hill Burial Ground”. Before you go through the gate, go to the stone wall to the left of the gate. The box is hidden in the wall right near the old tree stump. It hidden behind a rectangular shaped stone about waist high.
To find box #2, you need to find where George W. Anthony rests. He is located in the front end of the cemetery. Look for four stones in a row, with a smaller stone in the beginning of the row. Once you find George, stand with your back to him and look for the large pine tree to the left a few feet away. Go to this tree and stand with your back to it facing the stone wall. The box can be found in the wall in front of the tree.
For the last box head to the far end of the cemetery. Take your time to look at some of the stones as well as the old stone wall. Find the large double trunk tree at the end of the cemetery. The box is located behind the tree under some rocks.
Elliot Hill Burial Ground (established 1760)
The location of this box is somewhat secret out in our neck of the woods. I had knowledge of this secret cemetery, but had never known its location, Spider Gates always took precedence as far as “spooky hidden cemeteries” in the town of Leicester, but this revolutionary era cemetery is just as cool. When I went searching for it online, I was unable to locate the exact address so I went to the Leicester Historical Society who informed that it did in fact exist and it was less than a mile from my home. Go figure.
Directions:
To get to the cemetery, Take Route 56 north from Leicester Center. You will travel this road about 2 to 3 miles before you will come to the intersection near the reservoirs. At the intersection, you will take a left onto Marshall St. Go up the hill and at the top of the hill, you need to look at the houses on the left hand side. (FYI, at the top of the hill, you will pass on the old Leicester airport and nightclub Highlights. It’s very overgrown and if you are not looking for it, you will miss it)
The path to the cemetery is located between 370 and 374 Marshall St. (I think that the cemetery would have been 372 because there is not a house marked as 372). This is where you need to pay attention. Right next to 374 Marshall Street is the path to the cemetery, but it almost looks like you are walking through the right side of 374’s lawn. This is public property so it is ok to walk through. To give a landmark, the entrance is directly across the street from a somewhat large beige mailbox that also looks like a little house. You can park next to this mailbox. The entrance to that path is also marked with a large flat stone that is half buried in the ground.
To find box #1 follow the path to the gate marked “Elliot Hill Burial Ground”. Before you go through the gate, go to the stone wall to the left of the gate. The box is hidden in the wall right near the old tree stump. It hidden behind a rectangular shaped stone about waist high.
To find box #2, you need to find where George W. Anthony rests. He is located in the front end of the cemetery. Look for four stones in a row, with a smaller stone in the beginning of the row. Once you find George, stand with your back to him and look for the large pine tree to the left a few feet away. Go to this tree and stand with your back to it facing the stone wall. The box can be found in the wall in front of the tree.
For the last box head to the far end of the cemetery. Take your time to look at some of the stones as well as the old stone wall. Find the large double trunk tree at the end of the cemetery. The box is located behind the tree under some rocks.