The Gates will be open so it is time to visit the Village of Hill ... That's historic Old Hill Village
With the gates open, you can drive to the event. I have seen cars of all types on the road taking advantage of the open gates to check out the old foundations/locations of the village and get up close and personal with the river. It is a great location to bring a picnic lunch, bike, car and beach towel. I hope to see you there
The event will be Saturday Sept 8 at 10:00 to 11:00 am
The gate will be open Sept 8 and Sept 9 from 9 am to 5 pm (this is the one time a year you can drive in)
This will be an opportunity to meet and socialize with cachers and trade travel bugs. This is a wonderful area to check out before or after the event.
Bring your own chair as this really is more of a parklot/field event.
There are plenty of caches in the area. Below is some information about old Hill Village.. here is hoping we get some pictures of ghosts.. though since this is day time, not sure how well they will show up on camera.
The Pemigewasset River, alongside which the town was originally built, is a major tributary of the Merrimack River, which provided water and power for the many textile mills in southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The Pemigewasset was prone to flooding because it had to carry off the melting snow from the White Mountains. In order to control this situation, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed in 1937 to build a flood control dam a few miles south of the village. The federal government offered to buy the individual properties, but many of the townspeople wanted to maintain their identity instead of having to move to other communities, and voted to relocate the town when the government also offered to pay to move houses to the new site. Fourteen buildings were moved to higher ground, using railroad winches and horses. The new village was actually established in 1941. It is my understanding that Old Hill is now closed to vehicular traffic. -Clifford Otto