Crossways Crossed Paths LbNA #1017 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 4, 2001 |
| Location: | |
| City: | East Greenwich |
| County: | Kent |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | CSCM  |
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| Found by: | buglady |
| Last found: | Aug 19, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFr |
| Last edited: | Aug 4, 2001 |
Placed by CZF (aka Warrior Woman) and CSCM on 20010804.
This is a drive-up letterbox with fairly easy clues.
Background
Crossways is an East Greenwich neighborhood named for a farm that once operated there. The first farmhouse, known as the "White House," was built on the property in 1772 by Christopher Spencer, and still stands at the intersection of Kenyon and Ceder Avenues. The land stayed in the hands of the Spencer family until 1835, when it was purchased by Ludowick Updike Shippee. It was under his ownership that the property was dubbed "Crossways Farm." The farm has since been subdivided and sold off in residential lots, but its name survives on maps and in memories. The names of Spencer and Shippee likewise adorn local roads and corners. A large chunk of the farm is now East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #26.
Crossways is located about a mile from the spot where CZF and CSCM first met in May, 2001, during an alt.rhode_island confab. They became fast friends and their separate paths have since become intertwined. It was CZF who suggested the idea for this, their first letterbox.
The box was confirmed missing in March 2002 and CSCM decided at that time not to replace it. But then he changed his mind. In November 2002 he carved a new stamp and placed Box #2 in a different spot nearby. In January 2003 Box #1 inexplicably reappeared. So for a while there were two boxes with identical stamps in close proximity to one another. On October 9, 2003 the logbook from Box #1 and the stamp from Box #2 were retired, because a) the logbook was full, and b) the shrub in which Box #1 was hidden had begun to show obvious signs of wear at the spot where people had been reaching in. The stamp from Box #1 (the original stamp) was placed in Box #2.
To recap: There is now only one box.
Directions
1) From Route 95 south take exit 9 to Route 4 south.
2) Then take exit 8, which will come up very quickly. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Division Street (Route 401).
3) Drive 1.7 miles and take a right onto Kenyon Avenue.
4) Drive 0.3 miles to an intersection with Cedar Avenue.
5) Cross the intersection and enter the place where the dead reside. Keep right and proceed slowly.
6) Keep an eye out for Christie, a veteran of World War I. His stone is bookended by a pair of shrubs that are taller than you.
7) Discreetly duck behind Christie and locate the Crossways Crossed Paths Letterbox in the stone wall, just above a rounded rock that sits on the ground. When you've finished stamping up, please be sure to replace the box carefully so that it will not be found accidentally by groundskeepers or casual observers.
This is a drive-up letterbox with fairly easy clues.
Background
Crossways is an East Greenwich neighborhood named for a farm that once operated there. The first farmhouse, known as the "White House," was built on the property in 1772 by Christopher Spencer, and still stands at the intersection of Kenyon and Ceder Avenues. The land stayed in the hands of the Spencer family until 1835, when it was purchased by Ludowick Updike Shippee. It was under his ownership that the property was dubbed "Crossways Farm." The farm has since been subdivided and sold off in residential lots, but its name survives on maps and in memories. The names of Spencer and Shippee likewise adorn local roads and corners. A large chunk of the farm is now East Greenwich Historical Cemetery #26.
Crossways is located about a mile from the spot where CZF and CSCM first met in May, 2001, during an alt.rhode_island confab. They became fast friends and their separate paths have since become intertwined. It was CZF who suggested the idea for this, their first letterbox.
The box was confirmed missing in March 2002 and CSCM decided at that time not to replace it. But then he changed his mind. In November 2002 he carved a new stamp and placed Box #2 in a different spot nearby. In January 2003 Box #1 inexplicably reappeared. So for a while there were two boxes with identical stamps in close proximity to one another. On October 9, 2003 the logbook from Box #1 and the stamp from Box #2 were retired, because a) the logbook was full, and b) the shrub in which Box #1 was hidden had begun to show obvious signs of wear at the spot where people had been reaching in. The stamp from Box #1 (the original stamp) was placed in Box #2.
To recap: There is now only one box.
Directions
1) From Route 95 south take exit 9 to Route 4 south.
2) Then take exit 8, which will come up very quickly. At the end of the ramp turn right onto Division Street (Route 401).
3) Drive 1.7 miles and take a right onto Kenyon Avenue.
4) Drive 0.3 miles to an intersection with Cedar Avenue.
5) Cross the intersection and enter the place where the dead reside. Keep right and proceed slowly.
6) Keep an eye out for Christie, a veteran of World War I. His stone is bookended by a pair of shrubs that are taller than you.
7) Discreetly duck behind Christie and locate the Crossways Crossed Paths Letterbox in the stone wall, just above a rounded rock that sits on the ground. When you've finished stamping up, please be sure to replace the box carefully so that it will not be found accidentally by groundskeepers or casual observers.