Havenwoods - Center Section 26 - Burt and Ernie - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

To find the benchmark: Park in the education center parking lot (6141 N. Hopkins Street). Follow the limestone trail that leads south from the parking lot. Download a trail map.

When the road forks, take the right fork. Continue to follow the road as it curves sharply right. When you arrive at the bridge that crosses Lincoln Creek, set your compass at about 50 degrees and look about 250 feet in that direction. You should see a yellow witness post with a faded sign.

In 1836, William Burt surveyed the Town of Granville. He found the surrounding land to be “generally Rolling or Undulating & the Soil mostly a Loam. Their (sic) are many small tracts on the highest grounds of Granite Boulders. The Streams have generally a jentle Current with narrow Alluvial Bottom on Each Side.” The crew kept detailed notes on vegetation and topography. Their view looked very different from yours! They saw towering maple, oak, ash, beech, hickory, elm, and basswood trees. Burt didn’t record the presence of any creeks on the land that was to become Havenwoods, although he noted that the east side of the site was wetter. Except for that swampy area, he rated the land as average for farming.

Surveyors divided the land into Sections so that it could be settled. This benchmark marks the center of Section 26. In March 1843, John Douglass was the first person to be issued a land patent for territory that was to become Havenwoods. The Zautcke families (Ernst and Christian), who emigrated from Germany, began to purchase land here in 1846. They owned more than half of the future Havenwoods land and lived here until about 1910. The Zautckes farmed the land and sold their crops to the growing village of Milwaukee, nearly six miles to the south.

This waymark is part of Trek Through Time, a geocaching adventure at Havenwoods.
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1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.