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First aidLebanon Loop LbNA #808

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Apr 25, 2003
Location:
City:Lebanon
County:New London
State:Connecticut
Boxes:4
Found by: quiltjoy (3)
Last found:Apr 10, 2022
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 13, 2017
*This series has been adopted by me and is currently available with 2 new carves and logbooks. All 4 boxes are available as of 09/02/2014. Thanks to Queen B, Connfederate and Flutterby for the assistance in identifying this lost series.*

Rated: Easy drive-ups, estimated time 45 min. - 1 hour, if you’re not familiar with the area.

This is a short but scenic trip through the historic town of Lebanon, the idyllic town where Wandering Frog raised her three little girls, Small Bear, Jessie, and Sunshine. Logbooks are located in boxes 2 and 3.

Jonathan Trumbull Library Letterbox 1

Start in the center of town, at the junction of Routes 87 and 207. Pull into the Jonathan Trumbull Library and park here.

The Jonathan Trumbull Library was founded in 1896 at a town meeting at which $100.00 was voted to begin a library. Over the years the library has been housed in four different buildings including the War Office, where Gov. Jonathan Trumbull held war councils during the Revolutionary War.

From the library parking lot walk SouthWest along the cedar logs, they point you toward the treasure. Cross the road and read about Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. From the left corner of the marker locate the large rock which begins the stone wall. Just before the first tree behind a small rock lower in the wall is the micro box. Rehide well and beware of muggles.

Trumbull Cemetery Letterbox 2

Take a left onto Route 207 heading east. Go past the elementary school on the right. At the bottom of the hill on the left is Trumbull Cemetery. (6/10ths of a mile from the library). Park in the pulloff in front of the cemetery. The Trumbull Cemetery is dated from 1702-1871. There are many Revolutionary War heroes buried here, including Jonathan Trumbull himself.

Go over the step to the right side of the cemetery sign. Walk 33 paces (left foot only) along the stone wall on your right. Go left, up and around to the top of the hill. Find Jonathan Trumbull Jr’s tombstone. He died in 1809. With your back to his stone, take a bearing of 290 degrees. Walk straight ahead for 21 paces, until you see the tombstone of Andrew Fitch to your right. Mr. Fitch, another soldier in the Revolutionary War, died in 1811. Turn north (zero/360 degrees) and head down to the stone wall, about 22 paces. Formerly a double trunk tree, find a double trunked stump which is down to the ground with new shoots coming up, climb over the wall behind the stump. Located behind a black rock midway in the wall is the treasure. Stamp in and rehide carefully.

Bogg Lane Letterbox 3

Continue on 207 heading east. Take your next left after the cemetery onto Kick Hill Road. At the stop sign, go straight at the intersection of Babcock Hill Road. Take the next left onto Chappel Road, and a quick right onto Bogg Lane (about 1.3 miles from the cemetery). Less than 1/10th of a mile on Bogg Lane, pull over on the left in between a barbed wire fence and a large tree.

The five ponds you see over the fences were dammed up to raise them to different levels. This is one of the most scenic spots in Lebanon (though it has many!). It is often said this area looks like a little piece of Vermont during the autumnal foliage season.

To find the Bogg Lane Letterbox, head up the road toward the large tree in front of the stone wall, to the left of the barbed wire fence. There in a crevice behind the tree, you will find your surprise. Stamp in and rehide discreetly, as there is often traffic on this road.

Beaumont Park Letterbox 4

There are two ways to reach your final destination. The shorter, more direct route is as follows:

1. Head back off Bogg Lane the way you came and take a right onto Chappel Road. Follow it to the end. Take a right onto 289. Follow for 2.4 miles. After you pass the small plaza on the left, take the next left onto Village Hill Road.

.....OR, you can take the scenic route!

2. Continue on Bogg Lane, down the hill, and around some tight corners. At 1.2 miles, take the first road on the left, Bender Road. This road is dirt for about 0.5 miles, then at a stop sign, turns back into pavement. Follow Bender Road to the end. Take a right at the end. You will be on Route 289. Follow this for 1 mile. After passing the small plaza on the left, take the next left onto Village Hill Road.

Go down a half mile on Village Hill Road. The park is on the right, and it’s pretty obscure if you’re not looking for it. If you reach Krause Road on the left, you’ve gone too far! Turn around and go back, the park is easier to spot coming from this direction.

Today, Beaumont Park is a perfect spot for a picnic lunch or to watch the sunset! However, just like other places in Lebanon, the place has an interesting history. Beaumont Park is the original site of Doctor William Beaumont’s birthplace. William Beaumont was known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" He wrote a book about digestion in 1833 that is still being used today. This carve is a depiction of Dr. Beaumont's longtime patient and employee, Alexis St. Martin. In 1822, St. Martin was the victim of an accidental gunshot wound while Dr. Beaumont was stationed at a military fort on Mackinac Island, MI. St. Martin suprisingly survived the gun shot, however the hole in his stomach and body cavity did not close but fused to his skin, creating the first documented gastric fistula. The hole was covered with a plug and cotton of which recent liquids were prone to spill from. Dr. Beaumont experimented on St. Martin's stomach with a piece of food tied to a string having him swallow the food to indicate the rate of digestion and the health of acids.

To find your fourth and final letterbox, walk to the far end of the old foundation, keeping the benches to your left. Turn and walk the outside edge of the wall until you face the large white corner stone. to the lower left side is a small rock keeping the mini box secure. Get your final treasure!

After stamping in and rehiding carefully, you can head back to Route 289. If you take a right, it brings you straight back into the center of town. This is also the starting point for the "A Night on the Lebanon Green" letterbox. P.S. The Lebanon Green was our very first letterbox.... boy did it change what we do in our spare time!

We hope you enjoy our town! Happy Trails!