Town of Lacey Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Chuck Walla: Hello LOVE_II,

I see that you have not responded to my reviewer log about your cache, by posting a note to your cache page to tell me and others of your intention to address the issue with it.

No response tells me that you are not planning on replacing or repairing this cache. Therefore, I am archiving your cache.

Sincerely,

Chuck Walla
Community Volunteer Reviewer
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Hidden : 1/22/2005
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located in the Lacey Cemetery. The cemetery is reached by State Highway 51. The cache is about a hundred feet from the highway and parking is available at the gate.

This is another in a series of ghost town caches.
The Town of Lacey (sometimes spelled Lacy) was founded with the land run into Oklahoma Territory in 1889. Lacey was settled by White settlers in the sandy land covered by black jack oaks, east of the Cimarron River. A postmaster was appointed in 1890 and later that year a subscription school was established. There were a large number of Black settlers north and east of Lacey who had their separate community. Lacey continued to be a strong community through the 1940's but in the 1950's changing farming conditions forced many off of the land and the population decreased to the point that the school was closed. The Lacey Store continued for many years, but finally had to close because there were just not enough people to support it.
"I got off the train at Hennessey, then a town, mostly tents, of about 500 inhabitants. This was January 1, 1890, after the opening in 1889. I went to the postoffice and found the mail stage coach just about ready to make the trip to Lacy, 12 miles west of Hennessey. This was the nearest point to the place I was going. I engaged a seat among the mail pouches and found out the driver was Mr Farnsworth, the postmaster at Lacy. We went winding and twisting among the black jacks and through deep sand. Our only guide was the blazed trees, and the only straight road, if you could call it that, was in the clearings or open spaces. After letting the horses rest every few miles, dodging around and between the sand dunes, we finally came to a small log hut. Mr Farnsworth drove up to this hut and stopped and said, 'here we are.' I couldn't see any town of Lacy, but got out and noticed on the door of the hut, the word 'Lacy." Frank Snapp. Read this story and others about early days in the Lacey community at (visit link)

You are looking for an ammo can. Original contents are:
Instructions
Log book with pen & pencil
Pair of gloves
Bandana
Box of crayons
Ball
Stuffed bear

I hope you enjoy these Ghost town caches
LOVE_II

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