Well, here is "the ram's" first letterbox placement! Look for more soon as I
have thought up an interesting series! The clue is as follows and puts
Norwich on the map a little more.

Avery Memorial

Today's walk will take you through some of Norwich's historical district.
Total time to do this is about an hour with about a short mile hike of easy
neighborhood walking and a small hill at the end.

To get to the starting point you will want to take 395 north to exit 82. You
will then turn right and pass through a double stoplight. You will continue
on for about a half mile until you come to a stop sign at an intersection in
front of an old white church on the left. You'll then take a right to the
next stoplight and if you look ahead to the left of the intersection you will
see a small dead end road. You want to go down there. It is called Old
Cemetery Lane.

You will park at the gate of the Old Town Cemetery. There you will find an
info center with pamphlets. Take one of each for they all tell you a bit
about what you will be passing. Yes, this course takes your through a
cemetery but it is a rather respectable one. You may recognize some names if
you look closely. Continue into the cemetery for about 50-60 feet and feel
free to explore. The map section of the pamphlet was the project of an Eagle
Scout of Boy Scout Troop 4 of Norwich. Now proceed toward Huntington's Tomb.
Yes, this is the resting-place of Samuel Huntington, signer of the
Declaration of Independence. You may also note that some relatives of
Benedict Arnold rest here as well as this was his American hometown.

Continue past Huntington's tomb up and over the hill and you will see a
carriage pathway running alongside someone's home, leading to a street. Exit
through the gate (or the small space next to it if the gate is closed). Turn
left down the slate sidewalk and around the corner. You will now be facing
the Norwichtown Green and the village that surrounds it. Feel free to tour
the area with one of the pamphlets from the info center at the cemetery.

After checking out all the old colonial homes, proceed up to the First
Congregational Church of Norwich. This is where "the ram" goes to church.
Nice people, nice pastor, great message. Feel free to stop in and see Pastor
Frost if he is in his office as you will want to be between the Church and
its white companion building, Speerli Hall. Looking up the driveway you will
see a hill with a chain gate at the beginning. You will want to go past this
chain (it's okay, you'll see if you read the sign) and proceed up the
carriage path around the bend to the top of the hill.

You have reached the top of Meetinghouse Rocks. This is the former site of
one of the meetinghouses in the colonial era (more on that in one of those
pamphlets too!). It is now a memorial to a former church member who gave so
much to the young people in the congregation. Avery Chapel is now used by the
Church as a gathering spot for special church events to include the Church's
sunrise service every Easter morning at about 6am. This is a beautiful spot
to see the sun rise. You can also see a good deal of this side of Norwich but
don't get too close to the edge because it's straight down to West Town
Street from there. Okay, on with the hunt.