For those who like the Ghost Stories and the adventure of finding a treasure. . .
Ghostly Geocaches - Remains of Moonville School House
Moonville School:
This geocache will take you to where the old schoolhouse was located in Moonville. . . and what is left of it.
Geocache: N 39° 18.313 W 082° 19.478
The road you will need to access is the Moonville Cemetery Road. There is parking at the cemetery:
39.305562, -82.324234
Moonville School
Samuel Coe, a mill owner in the town of Moonville, knowing that his property was rich in these natural resources, granted permission for the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad to develop a railroad for free through his isolated land. He had already talked the county into building a road to his mill in 1858 to open up business for the community. In return, he had an economical means to ship his coal to buyers. Earlier plans had the Cincinnati Marietta Railroad mapped around Hope Hollow. But financially strapped, the railway rerouted into Coe and Ferguson property.
The road and the railway opened up Moonville to become a small community. Folks like the Stillwells, Maces, Joiners and the Jones family joined the Fergusons and Coes in settling the area. Many came to work the coal mine, some simply came to farm.
Keep me posted when you find it!
Forestry Rules apply. No geocaching from 11 pm to 6 am.