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LANCASTER, MA 350th LETTERBOX LbNA #1142

Owner:Dancin' Feet
Plant date:Mar 29, 2003
Location: Main St
City:Lancaster
County:Worcester
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Found by: Nairon
Last found:Dec 6, 2015
Status:FFFFFaaFOFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Aug 15, 2021
Now missing and RETIRED





Originally planted in 2003, this box was removed and relocated due construction. It was replanted on March 25, 2009.

Happy Birthday Lancaster, MA: All 350 of them! 1653-2003
Placed by: Dancin’ Feet and Happy Traveler

Location: Lancaster, MA (in Worcester County)

Rated: Easy, -----COMPASS NEEDED

Lancaster is a small residential town located on the banks of the Nashua River, 35 miles west of Boston. It is the oldest town in Worcester County. The town was to be called Prescott in honor of its leader, John Prescott. The General Court, at first, granted this request. Then someone in authority, remembering that not even a governor of the colony had been honored in this way, objected to exalting Prescott, a blacksmith, who was not even a freeman. Another petition was presented asking the General Court to honor John Prescott by remembering his home in England. So, on the 16th of May 1653, Lancaster was named and two days later officially became the Town of Lancaster.

Notes of interest:
**Charles Bulfinch designed the First Church of Christ, on the Town Green. The Church, built in 1816, also contains a Paul Revere Bell.
**The Thayer Memorial Library, on the Town Green, was built in honor of Lancaster’s Civil War Veterans. The Library houses the town Historical Archives and a museum.
**The Town Hall, on the Town Green, houses the Historical Commission. The Historical Society has “A Coloring Book of the History of Lancaster, Massachusetts” available for purchase at the commission office. It is open Tuesdays 10-2.
This si the same box in a new location.


Directions: From Rt. 495, to Rt. 2 West to Exit 35 (Lunenberg/ Lancaster). Take Rt. 70 to the center of Lancaster (this is Main Street). It is about 5 miles from Rt. 2. Watch for the Town Green on your left.

Clues:
As you pass the town green on your left, you will see the church, the library and the town hall. Continue on 0.4 mile to the Middle Cemetery on your left. Park in the paved spot in front of the chain. Walk under the chain and into the cemetery to the northeast corner. Locate the headstone for Mrs. Sally Farnsworth. Facing this stone, take 10 steps north. Look on the back of the shaggy barked tree on the left. What you seek is in a place that is not big enough for you or me but perfect for a wren or mouse. Lift the front to find the treasure.

PLEASE replace carefully when you are finished.
ENJOY!