The Branch 4. LbNA #44164 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ridgefield |
| County: | Fairfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Louise  |
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| Found by: | MysticMushroom |
| Last found: | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFaa |
| Last edited: | Oct 20, 2008 |
The Branch letterbox was originally included in a set of 21 letterboxes developed in 2008 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the town of Ridgefield.
Minimum time: 10 minutes.
Letterbox alive and well 9/21/12.
No compass required. Easy.
1 pace = 2 steps = 5 feet
General location:
Near downtown Ridgefield, at the bottom of Halpin Lane behind the “Old High School: and its playing fields. For map, see Ridgefield Walk Book, 2006 edition, pp. 56-57.
Suggested Parking:
On Halpin Lane, past the community gardens, the Marine Corp League building and the Ridgefield Theater Barn on your left. Park along Halpin Lane or in a small lot just behind the Ridgefield Guild of Artists building on your right.
Start:
Note the huge old Norway maple tree just SE of the small parking area.
Historical Background: The Branchville section of town emerged in 1852 when the Danbury and Norwalk railroad line opened. The branch line spur between the Branchville train station and Ridgefield center began in 1870. This spur ended at the Ridgefield Depot, now a warehouse at the Ridgefield Supply Company.
Passenger service on the branch line was available into town until 1925; freight service lasted until 1964.
Most of the track bed, complete with gravel but missing its rails, is today the path of the Northeast Utilities high-voltage line and the Rail Trail, developed in the 1990s for walkers. The entire Rail Trail is about 2.3 miles long and runs from the end of Prospect Street to Florida Road.
Clues:
At the end of the pavement ignore the stairs to walk south on the yellow trail. The white blaze with vertical blue stripe indicates that this trail is part of the extensive trail system of the Norwalk River Watershed Association (NRWA).
Follow the yellow trail where it turns downhill. Just before the yellow trail meets the Rail Trail, find two railroad rails. Stand at the north end of the rails and look west to a wooden fence post. The letterbox is between this post and the stone wall.
When you stamp in, be careful if there are hikers or other letterboxers about. You might need to move away from the letterbox site before stamping.
Please be sure to reseal baggies and boxes carefully so that they stay dry and rehide boxes in their original location, completely hidden from view.
Any problems? Confusion? Success? Contact Peteltrbx@aol.com
Minimum time: 10 minutes.
Letterbox alive and well 9/21/12.
No compass required. Easy.
1 pace = 2 steps = 5 feet
General location:
Near downtown Ridgefield, at the bottom of Halpin Lane behind the “Old High School: and its playing fields. For map, see Ridgefield Walk Book, 2006 edition, pp. 56-57.
Suggested Parking:
On Halpin Lane, past the community gardens, the Marine Corp League building and the Ridgefield Theater Barn on your left. Park along Halpin Lane or in a small lot just behind the Ridgefield Guild of Artists building on your right.
Start:
Note the huge old Norway maple tree just SE of the small parking area.
Historical Background: The Branchville section of town emerged in 1852 when the Danbury and Norwalk railroad line opened. The branch line spur between the Branchville train station and Ridgefield center began in 1870. This spur ended at the Ridgefield Depot, now a warehouse at the Ridgefield Supply Company.
Passenger service on the branch line was available into town until 1925; freight service lasted until 1964.
Most of the track bed, complete with gravel but missing its rails, is today the path of the Northeast Utilities high-voltage line and the Rail Trail, developed in the 1990s for walkers. The entire Rail Trail is about 2.3 miles long and runs from the end of Prospect Street to Florida Road.
Clues:
At the end of the pavement ignore the stairs to walk south on the yellow trail. The white blaze with vertical blue stripe indicates that this trail is part of the extensive trail system of the Norwalk River Watershed Association (NRWA).
Follow the yellow trail where it turns downhill. Just before the yellow trail meets the Rail Trail, find two railroad rails. Stand at the north end of the rails and look west to a wooden fence post. The letterbox is between this post and the stone wall.
When you stamp in, be careful if there are hikers or other letterboxers about. You might need to move away from the letterbox site before stamping.
Please be sure to reseal baggies and boxes carefully so that they stay dry and rehide boxes in their original location, completely hidden from view.
Any problems? Confusion? Success? Contact Peteltrbx@aol.com