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Pine Point LbNA #8629

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 12, 2004
Location:
City:Stonington
County:New London
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Planted by:The Family
Found by: Nairon
Last found:Mar 8, 2020
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 12, 2004
Clues updated 9/10/04

6/15/06 UPDATE: After 6 months MIA, Pine Point LB has been found & replanted. It was found in an area similar to where it was supposed to be but far enough away that the clues would never lead you there. Please replant carefully & in the same spot you found it- it's easy to confuse. :)

History

Five Stonington founders, Mrs. Frank F. Dodge, Alfred H. Gildersleeve, Francis J. Hallowell, David D. Knox, and Thomas L. Miller saw a need for a small private school to provide quality education. They bought an old house at 230 Main Street, a house with good light, a big yard, and a bathroom on each floor. They did some painting and they bought used desks and chairs from the public school. In September 1948 all was ready. Eleven students came. With these words, Anna Coit introduced the booklet created in 1973 to honor Pine Point s 25th anniversary.

In the coming years, the school's enrollment would increase dramatically. By 1954, it was clear that the school had outgrown the house on North Main Street. Two generous parents, David and Kate Johnstone, gave the school ten acres of land on Barnes Road to build a new school. In April 1956, ground was broken for Pine Point's new home. In the ensuing years a number of additions have been made to the physical plant to accommodate an increasing student body and the natural expansion of the curriculum.

While adequate facilities are important to a student's experience, the real history of Pine Point is to be found in the close relationships that have developed over the years between students, teachers, and parents. This relationship is fostered and strengthened by the school's belief that the best way to build a firm foundation of core academic skills is through hands-on learning. Whether it be in the integration of the arts into the curriculum or conducting tests of local waters aboard the school s 24-foot research vessel, Pine Point students have learned by doing. The historic commitment to an active learning environment can be seen in the classroom and in the student s work with the community.

Much has changed since the founding of Pine Point fifty-six years ago. From a small house holding eleven students under the eyes of one teacher, Pine Point has grown to a school of over 270 students in grades preschool through nine. One thing hasn't changed since 1948. Pine Point is dedicated to building strong minds and caring hearts in each of the children who attend the school.

This box is planted in honor of our daughter finishing her first year of school at Pine Point & what a year it was! We couldn't be happier & we are looking forward to another year of adventure ahead!

To Find the Box:

To get to Pine Point, take I-95 to exit 91. If travelling North, turn right at the end of the ramp, if travelling South, turn left. Continue 3/10 of a mile & turn left onto North Main Street. Take the first left onto Barnes Road. The school is approximately 1/2 mile on the right.

When you turn into the parking lot, turn left to park in the spaces in front of the building.

To begin your search for the box, start at the cream colored, two-paneled Pine Point Sign next to the building. Stand in front of the sign with the tree image, facing the street, & find the stone seat at 320 degrees. From the seat, walk 15 paces to the west which will put you slightly to the left of a triple trunk tree. The treasure is hidden near the base of the stone wall
underneath some easily movable rocks.

Please be sure that you rehide the box carefully & completely as this is a school with lots of kids lurking about. If they can see it, they will get it (it's been done before- hee). Also, since it is a school please DO NOT try to fetch the stamp Mon-Fri between 7-5.


New boxers: Welcome to Letterboxing. We hope that you enjoy the game as much as we do. A good rule of thumb is to treat each box as if you planted it yourself. Please be sure that when you replace the box you put the logbook back in a ziplock bag & SEAL it, put the stamp & covered ink pad back in the other ziplock bag & SEAL it. Then, please seal the container COMPLETELY before replacing it & hiding it well- so that it cannot be seen by anyone in passing, from any angle (stand back, look around- see if you can see the plastic poking through...). This is not meant to be condescending- just a helpful hint along your journey which will endear you to planting letterboxers everywhere. Happy boxing!