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Roads to Freedom - Robert E. Lee LbNA #65267 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 1, 2013
Location: Littlestown Community Park
City:Littlestown
County:Adams
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Planted by:Roads2Freedom
Found by: orangeblssm1976
Last found:Aug 7, 2013
Status:Fr
Last edited:Jun 1, 2013
This letterbox is part of the 2013 Roads to Freedom program, and is available from June 1, 2013 – September 2, 2013. To participate in the full program, please pick up your free Civil War Journal (program guide) from any Adams County Library or at the Historic Train Station in downtown Gettysburg.

This letterbox is located at Littlestown Community Park. It is 0.54 miles in distance and is rated "moderate" by Roads to Freedom standards.

- Start your adventure at the flagpole in front of the pool building.
- Look toward the high antenna tower and locate a wooden bridge nearby. Carefully cross the parking area and walk to the bridge.
- After crossing the bridge, you will pass a 3-trunked tree on your left. Continue to the lone picnic table on top of a cement pad. How many sides does the cement shape have? ____
- Just beyond this area, you should find a gravel trail heading into the woods. Hike up this trail.
- At the first split in the trail, stay to your right along the ridge. You should see orange markings painted on some of the trees along this trail.
- Continue right along the ridge. You should eventually pass a bark-free tree on your right. The trail will start to go downhill.
- As the trail reaches the bottom of the hill and turns left, look to your right. You should notice the post you seek approximately ___ (# of sides in the cement shape) adult steps on your right.
- After locating the post, continue along the trail as it winds toward the creek.
- Cross the wooden bridge on your right and then locate another one across the field on your left.
- Cross the 2nd bridge and continue back to the flagpole.