Choate Sanctuary- Meet The Flintstones LbNA #32108
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 21, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Mt Kisco |
| County: | Westchester |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 7 |
| Planted by: | suzietoots  |
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| Found by: | hjamzs (5) |
| Last found: | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Jun 21, 2007 |
The Choate Sanctuary is on Crow Hill Road and Route 133. Across from the Mt Kisco Presbyterian Church/Jennie School.
You can only park on Red Oak Lane. This is the safest place when you have kids in tow. The first right hand road beyond the entrance on Crow Hill Road. Traffic is very heavy on Crow Hill Road. If you park at the church, use extreme caution when crossing route 133. The speed limit is never observed by motorists.
History of Choate Sanctuary:
The heirs of Joseph H. Choate, Jr. gave the 23 acres in 1972 in memory of their father. Three acres were added in 1974 by Geoffrey Platt in memory of his wife Helen Choate Platt. The family home was directly across the street. Joseph H. Choate, Jr (1887-1968) chaired the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, a group established in 1927 that promoted the repeal of prohibition. Upon repeal in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt named Choate the first head of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration.
His father Joseph Hodges Choate was a popular lawyer in New York in the late 1800s. Choate distinguished himself by his exceptional career before the bar, he served as ambassador to the Court of St. James's-England, The family had a summer estate in Stockbridge, MA. The house is named Naumkeag, (meaning “Haven of Rest,”) was the Indian name for Salem. Salem MA is where the Choate family was originally from.
After visiting Naumkeag, I was happy to learn we had our own Choate family member living nearby.
To the Letterboxes:
Enter Sanctuary, Follow the white trail. Cross the gray bridge. Just before the V split tree is a rock wall. One of the rocks is "spotted." The 1st box sits underneath with 3 to 4 stones stacked over and around it. The first box contains 2 stamps. Follow the path to the T. You will see Yellow/White paint on tree. Make a right. At next T. Make a right. Continue on path. You may notice you come to a Y. Go to the right. Just past the tree that has split and fallen over to one side. Count 24 paces. On your left is a tree with a hole at base. Go behind the tree and you will find #2 Fred/Wilma hidden in another hole at the base. Cover well with natural items. You will come to an intersection with the Blue trail heading off to the right. Continue straight ahead on the white path. Trees will be marked. Just pass the meadow of green grass and sunny spot is a "rock mountain" on right. Leave trail to climb up on perch. On the right side are small "jagged" rocks, under a flat stone is #3 Barney/Betty. Back on trail, continue along pass 2 rock outcroppings. At 3rd is a large "2 headed bear" shaped stone. You can leave the trail to find #4 Pebbles. She sits on the left, back side of the rock. Back to trail continue on to find a extremely large round boulder on right, which could look as if the small trees are holding it from rolling away. Across the path on the left is a nice spot to sit. You can stamp #5 Bam-Bam who is hidden with branches and leaves, between large rock and smaller rock that appears to have
fallen off. Back to path, you will come to tree on left side that looks like an angry bull. (My kids think it's a Moose?) Next to this dead tree is a small tree. #6 Dino is hidden under natural debris. Follow path thru the "acorn forest" and feel the crunch below your feet.(my kids came up with this) Pass thru opening in the wall, down the hill. On your left will be a diseased (black at the base)tree. Next to this tree, is a "2 armed" tree, at base behind some bark is #7 Mr. Gazoo. Follow path back. Stay on White trail to get to entrance.
BRING YOUR OWN STAMP PADS.....
You can only park on Red Oak Lane. This is the safest place when you have kids in tow. The first right hand road beyond the entrance on Crow Hill Road. Traffic is very heavy on Crow Hill Road. If you park at the church, use extreme caution when crossing route 133. The speed limit is never observed by motorists.
History of Choate Sanctuary:
The heirs of Joseph H. Choate, Jr. gave the 23 acres in 1972 in memory of their father. Three acres were added in 1974 by Geoffrey Platt in memory of his wife Helen Choate Platt. The family home was directly across the street. Joseph H. Choate, Jr (1887-1968) chaired the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, a group established in 1927 that promoted the repeal of prohibition. Upon repeal in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt named Choate the first head of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration.
His father Joseph Hodges Choate was a popular lawyer in New York in the late 1800s. Choate distinguished himself by his exceptional career before the bar, he served as ambassador to the Court of St. James's-England, The family had a summer estate in Stockbridge, MA. The house is named Naumkeag, (meaning “Haven of Rest,”) was the Indian name for Salem. Salem MA is where the Choate family was originally from.
After visiting Naumkeag, I was happy to learn we had our own Choate family member living nearby.
To the Letterboxes:
Enter Sanctuary, Follow the white trail. Cross the gray bridge. Just before the V split tree is a rock wall. One of the rocks is "spotted." The 1st box sits underneath with 3 to 4 stones stacked over and around it. The first box contains 2 stamps. Follow the path to the T. You will see Yellow/White paint on tree. Make a right. At next T. Make a right. Continue on path. You may notice you come to a Y. Go to the right. Just past the tree that has split and fallen over to one side. Count 24 paces. On your left is a tree with a hole at base. Go behind the tree and you will find #2 Fred/Wilma hidden in another hole at the base. Cover well with natural items. You will come to an intersection with the Blue trail heading off to the right. Continue straight ahead on the white path. Trees will be marked. Just pass the meadow of green grass and sunny spot is a "rock mountain" on right. Leave trail to climb up on perch. On the right side are small "jagged" rocks, under a flat stone is #3 Barney/Betty. Back on trail, continue along pass 2 rock outcroppings. At 3rd is a large "2 headed bear" shaped stone. You can leave the trail to find #4 Pebbles. She sits on the left, back side of the rock. Back to trail continue on to find a extremely large round boulder on right, which could look as if the small trees are holding it from rolling away. Across the path on the left is a nice spot to sit. You can stamp #5 Bam-Bam who is hidden with branches and leaves, between large rock and smaller rock that appears to have
fallen off. Back to path, you will come to tree on left side that looks like an angry bull. (My kids think it's a Moose?) Next to this dead tree is a small tree. #6 Dino is hidden under natural debris. Follow path thru the "acorn forest" and feel the crunch below your feet.(my kids came up with this) Pass thru opening in the wall, down the hill. On your left will be a diseased (black at the base)tree. Next to this tree, is a "2 armed" tree, at base behind some bark is #7 Mr. Gazoo. Follow path back. Stay on White trail to get to entrance.
BRING YOUR OWN STAMP PADS.....