Pirate lore abounds in Delaware history.
Blackbeard, Capt. Kidd, Calico Jack, Stede Bonnet, Dr. John
Bowman, Capt. Henry "Long Ben" Avery, Anne Bonney, Capt.
Richard Worley, and many others-- all have sailed the waters
of Delaware.
The
border-contested strip of land knows as "The Wedge", the northwest
corner of land bordering on Pennsylvania and Maryland, provided a
lawless haven for pirates, criminals, and hiding place for
ill-gotten gains. The reputation of the land led to bountiful
rumors of hidden treasure yet to be discovered.
One such
rumor is of Purgatory Woods, where John Gillian of Capt. Kidd's
crew may have been sent to bury a chest full of his treasure.
While some claim Kelly Island is the place, others say it was close
to The Wedge, somewhere between Cooche's Bridge and Newark.
Could it be that somewhere in the area now known to us as Iron
Hill Park lies a vast treasure of Capt. Kidd, buried for these
many years? Could be, but this cache will be much easier to
find.
Don’t
forget, September 19th is “
International Talk Like A Pirate Day”, so practice
up!
Cache details:
Avast ye
landlubbers! All hands hoay! Fer t’get yer credit fer
this here cache, ye must log it like a pirate! Those
lily-livered, scallywags wot not be a-followin’ the rules will be
keelhauled and dancin’ the hempin’ jig! Aye, an if the Cap’n
be feelin’ particular poorly on account o’ too much grogin’, yer
log scribblin’s may be findin’ thar way to Davy Jones’s
Locker!
Extry credit be
goin’ to them wot takes a picture wearin’ the eye patch and earring
ye can find in the treasure chest.
The booty be
hidden in a .30 cal. grapeshot can, wot has lots of doubloons and
swag.
Not that ye
scurvy dogs deserve it, but the hint I be givin’ ye is from me mate
John Gillian’s own description of the hidin’ place.
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