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White's Ferry LbNA #11060

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Sep 21, 2004
Location:
City:Poolesville
County:Montgomery
State:Maryland
Boxes:1
Planted by:Vespa Vikings
Found by: LBx_family
Last found:Aug 26, 2007
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFa
Last edited:Sep 21, 2004
Down Route 107 past Poolesville 6 miles
you’ll find White’s Ferry so tarry a while.
There’s a letterbox there, that’s for sure,
but around the site there’s a whole lot more.
I’m sure you knew, now, didn’t ya
that for just 50 cents you can ride over to Virginia?
You can also picnic or rent a canoe,
I told you, there’s a lot to do.

But for the letterbox, first park your car
in the lot, but you won’t be going far.

With your back to the water look up to the right
the bridge White built in 1876 should be in sight.
But you want the towpath on the left side of the street.
Across, the ruins of the old stone warehouse look pretty neat.
From the brown gate about 350 paces you must stride
until you find the letterbox to unhide.

On down the path, on your left, find a tall, tall broken tree
About 10 to 12 feet of the base you’ll still see.
It’s guarding a stream that leads down to the river
You’re so close now you should be all a-quiver.
(A hint to make sure that you’re on the right track,
if you come to mile marker 36 you’re too far, so turn back.)

Stand on the west (Potomac) side of that tall tree
And let me tell you now what you’ll see:
To your right down the hill is a hidden old culvert of stone
that routed the stream underneath so the canal flowed alone.
To your left is a clearing and just five steps away
is a tree that has certainly seen a better day.
It’s now in a few pieces and it just lays across
the ground and is covered with lichen and moss.
Step over it to the other side, then really look at the tree
until you find a part of the old trunk that is shaped like a V.
Underneath that V move aside a few sticks and rocks
And you’ll find what you seek: the letterbox.