Charles W. Morgan LbNA #65407 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Brian and Jenn  |
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| Plant date: | Jul 21, 2013 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Mystic |
| County: | New London |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Alphagirl21 |
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| Last found: | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Status: | FFFFFFam |
| Last edited: | Sep 21, 2015 |
Background:
This letterbox was planted as a tribute to the Charles W. Morgan, America’s last remaining wooden whaleship. First launched in 1841 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the Morgan made 37 voyages ranging in length from nine months to five years. During her 80 years of service, she brought home a total of 54,483 barrels of whale oil and 152,934 pounds of whalebone. The Mystic Seaport acquired the Morgan in 1941, and she became a national historic landmark in 1966. In 2008 the Seaport began a five-year restoration to prepare her for sailing once more and held a celebratory relaunch on July 21, 2013, the 172nd anniversary of her original launch.
Directions: The Charles W. Morgan letterbox is located inside the Mystic Seaport Museum, so you will need to pay an admission fee to find it. Most local libraries offer family passes good for 50% off admission prices, so it’s worth inquiring at your local library before making the trip to the Seaport. Or better yet, consider becoming a member of the Mystic Seaport Museum!
Clues:
*This is a heavily traveled area, especially in the summer months when there are hordes of tourists and several camps exploring the museum. If the building is in operation with Seaport staff when you arrive, or if it is crowded with tourists, please consider returning later in the day when you can retrieve or re-hide this box more discreetly. FYI- There is no inkpad in the pouch, so bring your own, preferably blue.
Once you arrive at the Mystic Seaport, enter through the Visitor Center to pay your admission fee and to pick up a map. Locate the longest building on the premises and enter through the east end of the building. Take a quick trip upstairs, watch the informational video back on the ground floor, and then continue down the main part of the building, pausing at the “Step 2” sign at the beginning of the long corridor. From this sign, silently begin counting the windows on your left, stopping at the twelfth one. (Alternatively, you can look at the numbers on the wall opposite the windows and stop across from the number 20.) Look for the pillar just to the right of the twelfth window, and follow it up to where it joins the rafters. Tucked back in to the eave at the top right of the pillar, you will find a camouflage-covered letterbox pouch containing the stamp and logbook. (At the time of this planting there was a green vine growing through the eves to the right of our box. It’s a great landmark, but we’re not sure how long it will remain there.) Checking to make sure no one is watching you, quickly reach up, grab the pouch, and whisk it outside to the bench on the wharf or the steps of the lighthouse so that you can take your time stamping in. When you have finished, send one member of your letterboxing party back in to carefully re-hide the pouch far back into the eave without arousing suspicion. Once again, as this is a heavily traveled area, please consider waiting and returning later in the day to retrieve or re-hide our box.
Enjoy the rest of your day at the Seaport, and be sure to check out the Morgan if she is accessible!
Directions: The Charles W. Morgan letterbox is located inside the Mystic Seaport Museum, so you will need to pay an admission fee to find it. Most local libraries offer family passes good for 50% off admission prices, so it’s worth inquiring at your local library before making the trip to the Seaport. Or better yet, consider becoming a member of the Mystic Seaport Museum!
Clues:
*This is a heavily traveled area, especially in the summer months when there are hordes of tourists and several camps exploring the museum. If the building is in operation with Seaport staff when you arrive, or if it is crowded with tourists, please consider returning later in the day when you can retrieve or re-hide this box more discreetly. FYI- There is no inkpad in the pouch, so bring your own, preferably blue.
Once you arrive at the Mystic Seaport, enter through the Visitor Center to pay your admission fee and to pick up a map. Locate the longest building on the premises and enter through the east end of the building. Take a quick trip upstairs, watch the informational video back on the ground floor, and then continue down the main part of the building, pausing at the “Step 2” sign at the beginning of the long corridor. From this sign, silently begin counting the windows on your left, stopping at the twelfth one. (Alternatively, you can look at the numbers on the wall opposite the windows and stop across from the number 20.) Look for the pillar just to the right of the twelfth window, and follow it up to where it joins the rafters. Tucked back in to the eave at the top right of the pillar, you will find a camouflage-covered letterbox pouch containing the stamp and logbook. (At the time of this planting there was a green vine growing through the eves to the right of our box. It’s a great landmark, but we’re not sure how long it will remain there.) Checking to make sure no one is watching you, quickly reach up, grab the pouch, and whisk it outside to the bench on the wharf or the steps of the lighthouse so that you can take your time stamping in. When you have finished, send one member of your letterboxing party back in to carefully re-hide the pouch far back into the eave without arousing suspicion. Once again, as this is a heavily traveled area, please consider waiting and returning later in the day to retrieve or re-hide our box.
Enjoy the rest of your day at the Seaport, and be sure to check out the Morgan if she is accessible!