As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
Silver Eagle
What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
15 messages in this thread |
Started on 2012-01-02
What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@windstream.net) |
Date: 2012-01-02 14:17:36 UTC
Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@sover.net) |
Date: 2012-01-02 10:54:08 UTC-05:00
I have several letterboxes still in place with original contents. In Vermont you can still find the Rolling Rock and Braintree Panther letterboxes and the Kimball Library Letterbook, all placed in 1998. A group of boxers at Mark and Sue's Long Trail reunion last year discovered Maine Junction, hidden in 1999.
I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine. They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
Here is a link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
Tom Cooch
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
*******************************
Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
24 Central Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine. They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
Here is a link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
Tom Cooch
The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
*******************************
Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
24 Central Street
Randolph, VT 05060
802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Nathan Brown (Cyclonic07@aol.com) |
Date: 2012-01-02 10:58:04 UTC-05:00
On 1/2/2012 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
Locally in Northern Virginia the Clark's Crossing box in Vienna, while
hiding in the LBNA Basement, is indeed still alive and well. It was
planting Sept. 10, 2000, and still has the original stamp and logbook,
as well as newer replacement logbooks.
I think it is important for boxes to have their original logbooks
whenever possible, it is nice, when you find an older box, to be able to
look back in that logbook and see who has been there over the years.
Cyclonic
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
Locally in Northern Virginia the Clark's Crossing box in Vienna, while
hiding in the LBNA Basement, is indeed still alive and well. It was
planting Sept. 10, 2000, and still has the original stamp and logbook,
as well as newer replacement logbooks.
I think it is important for boxes to have their original logbooks
whenever possible, it is nice, when you find an older box, to be able to
look back in that logbook and see who has been there over the years.
Cyclonic
Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Lou Catozzi (lou.catozzi@att.net) |
Date: 2012-01-02 10:01:07 UTC-06:00
On 1/2/2012 9:54 AM, Tom Cooch wrote:
>
> I have several letterboxes still in place with original contents. In
> Vermont you can still find the Rolling Rock and Braintree Panther
> letterboxes and the Kimball Library Letterbook, all placed in 1998. A
> group of boxers at Mark and Sue's Long Trail reunion last year
> discovered Maine Junction, hidden in 1999.
>
> I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive
> letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine.
> They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was
> looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
>
> Here is a link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> The Orient Express
> Braintree, VT
>
> *******************************
>
> Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
> Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
> 24 Central Street
> Randolph, VT 05060
>
> 802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
>
I remember seeing the Maine Junction clues, probably on LbNA, years
ago. I grew up in Rutland, a few miles from there and have always
wanted to go back and find that box. Now that I have the clues again I
will have to add this to my next trip East. Thanks!
PI Joe
Round Rock, Tx
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>
> I have several letterboxes still in place with original contents. In
> Vermont you can still find the Rolling Rock and Braintree Panther
> letterboxes and the Kimball Library Letterbook, all placed in 1998. A
> group of boxers at Mark and Sue's Long Trail reunion last year
> discovered Maine Junction, hidden in 1999.
>
> I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive
> letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine.
> They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was
> looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
>
> Here is a link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> The Orient Express
> Braintree, VT
>
> *******************************
>
> Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
> Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
> 24 Central Street
> Randolph, VT 05060
>
> 802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
>
I remember seeing the Maine Junction clues, probably on LbNA, years
ago. I grew up in Rutland, a few miles from there and have always
wanted to go back and find that box. Now that I have the clues again I
will have to add this to my next trip East. Thanks!
PI Joe
Round Rock, Tx
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Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Kay Waldram (mohmers@att.net) |
Date: 2012-01-02 10:49:17 UTC-08:00
________________________________
From: Nathan Brown
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 2, 2012 9:58:04 AM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
On 1/2/2012 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying
>power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more
>than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new
>log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it
>has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed
>on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this
>possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most
>people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good
>quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes
>off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old)
>and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
Locally in Northern Virginia the Clark's Crossing box in Vienna, while
hiding in the LBNA Basement, is indeed still alive and well. It was
planting Sept. 10, 2000, and still has the original stamp and logbook,
as well as newer replacement logbooks.
I think it is important for boxes to have their original logbooks
whenever possible, it is nice, when you find an older box, to be able to
look back in that logbook and see who has been there over the years.
Cyclonic
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RE: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Debbie Kotlarek (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) |
Date: 2012-01-04 00:20:54 UTC-06:00
Yeah, we also appreciated the link to the clues!
Wisconsin Hiker
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Lou Catozzi
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:01 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
On 1/2/2012 9:54 AM, Tom Cooch wrote:
>
> I have several letterboxes still in place with original contents. In
> Vermont you can still find the Rolling Rock and Braintree Panther
> letterboxes and the Kimball Library Letterbook, all placed in 1998. A
> group of boxers at Mark and Sue's Long Trail reunion last year
> discovered Maine Junction, hidden in 1999.
>
> I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive
> letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine.
> They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was
> looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
>
> Here is a link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> The Orient Express
> Braintree, VT
>
> *******************************
>
> Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
> Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
> 24 Central Street
> Randolph, VT 05060
>
> 802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
>
I remember seeing the Maine Junction clues, probably on LbNA, years
ago. I grew up in Rutland, a few miles from there and have always
wanted to go back and find that box. Now that I have the clues again I
will have to add this to my next trip East. Thanks!
PI Joe
Round Rock, Tx
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Wisconsin Hiker
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Lou Catozzi
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 10:01 AM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
On 1/2/2012 9:54 AM, Tom Cooch wrote:
>
> I have several letterboxes still in place with original contents. In
> Vermont you can still find the Rolling Rock and Braintree Panther
> letterboxes and the Kimball Library Letterbook, all placed in 1998. A
> group of boxers at Mark and Sue's Long Trail reunion last year
> discovered Maine Junction, hidden in 1999.
>
> I believe that Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, and the Beehive
> letterboxes are all still in place in Acadia National Park in Maine.
> They were hidden in the summers of 1999 and 2000. Leger de Maine was
> looking after them for a long time, and maybe still is.
>
> Here is a link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/orient.htm
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> The Orient Express
> Braintree, VT
>
> *******************************
>
> Tom Cooch, K-8 Math Coach
> Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
> 24 Central Street
> Randolph, VT 05060
>
> 802 728-5052 (W) 802 728-9660 (H)
>
I remember seeing the Maine Junction clues, probably on LbNA, years
ago. I grew up in Rutland, a few miles from there and have always
wanted to go back and find that box. Now that I have the clues again I
will have to add this to my next trip East. Thanks!
PI Joe
Round Rock, Tx
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Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Tom Cooch (thomascooch@gmail.com) |
Date: 2012-09-27 15:00:21 UTC-04:00
I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
Here the link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
Tom Cooch
Braintree, Vermont
The Orient Express
"The game is afoot!"
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
Here the link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
Tom Cooch
Braintree, Vermont
The Orient Express
"The game is afoot!"
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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RE: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Debbie Kotlarek (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) |
Date: 2012-09-27 16:11:17 UTC-05:00
Funny, the oldest box in Wisconsin (Cave Point) was planted on exactly the
same date! I'm pretty sure it is still in place. The last time I checked
it still had the original stamp and 3 logbooks in the box, including the
original logbook showing the planter's sig stamp and date. I took photos of
the contents for posterity.
Wisconsin Hiker
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Cooch
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:00 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to
post another now.
I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont.
I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is
well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first
salted (9/26/98).
Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric
(The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer
extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish
to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original
contents.
Here the link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
Tom Cooch
Braintree, Vermont
The Orient Express
"The game is afoot!"
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> wrote:
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the
staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't
last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or
requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is
special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was
placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents.
How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer
hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the
box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten
path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more
that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original
boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
same date! I'm pretty sure it is still in place. The last time I checked
it still had the original stamp and 3 logbooks in the box, including the
original logbook showing the planter's sig stamp and date. I took photos of
the contents for posterity.
Wisconsin Hiker
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Cooch
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:00 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to
post another now.
I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont.
I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is
well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first
salted (9/26/98).
Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric
(The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer
extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish
to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original
contents.
Here the link to the clues:
http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
Tom Cooch
Braintree, Vermont
The Orient Express
"The game is afoot!"
On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the
staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't
last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or
requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is
special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
>
> Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was
placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents.
How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer
hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the
box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten
path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more
that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original
boxes as old or older.
>
> Silver Eagle
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@windstream.net) |
Date: 2012-09-27 21:25:41 UTC
That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch wrote:
>
> I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
>
> I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
>
> Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
>
> I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
>
> Here the link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
>
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> Braintree, Vermont
>
> The Orient Express
>
> "The game is afoot!"
>
> On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
>
> > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> >
> > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> >
> > Silver Eagle
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch
>
> I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
>
> I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
>
> Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
>
> I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
>
> Here the link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
>
>
>
> Tom Cooch
> Braintree, Vermont
>
> The Orient Express
>
> "The game is afoot!"
>
> On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
>
> > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> >
> > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> >
> > Silver Eagle
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Phillip (pskultety@aol.com) |
Date: 2012-09-28 22:44:57 UTC
The Cave Point box was still in palce last July and doing well.
Northstarr
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Debbie Kotlarek"
>
> Funny, the oldest box in Wisconsin (Cave Point) was planted on exactly the
> same date! I'm pretty sure it is still in place. The last time I checked
> it still had the original stamp and 3 logbooks in the box, including the
> original logbook showing the planter's sig stamp and date. I took photos of
> the contents for posterity.
>
>
>
> Wisconsin Hiker
>
>
>
> From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Tom Cooch
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:00 PM
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [LbNA] What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
>
>
>
>
>
> I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to
> post another now.
>
> I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont.
> I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is
> well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first
> salted (9/26/98).
>
> Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric
> (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer
> extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish
> to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
>
> I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original
> contents.
>
> Here the link to the clues:
>
> http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
>
> Tom Cooch
> Braintree, Vermont
>
> The Orient Express
>
> "The game is afoot!"
>
> On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
>
> > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the
> staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't
> last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or
> requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is
> special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> >
> > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was
> placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents.
> How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer
> hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the
> box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten
> path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more
> that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original
> boxes as old or older.
> >
> > Silver Eagle
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: mizscarlet731 (mizscarlet731@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2012-09-29 01:28:56 UTC
We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1" wrote:
>
> That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
>
> Silver Eagle
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch wrote:
> >
> > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> >
> > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> >
> > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> >
> > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> >
> > Here the link to the clues:
> >
> > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom Cooch
> > Braintree, Vermont
> >
> > The Orient Express
> >
> > "The game is afoot!"
> >
> > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> >
> > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > >
> > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > >
> > > Silver Eagle
>
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
>
> That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
>
> Silver Eagle
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch
> >
> > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> >
> > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> >
> > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> >
> > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> >
> > Here the link to the clues:
> >
> > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom Cooch
> > Braintree, Vermont
> >
> > The Orient Express
> >
> > "The game is afoot!"
> >
> > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> >
> > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > >
> > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > >
> > > Silver Eagle
>
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2012-09-29 11:37:15 UTC
In addition to the Mapsurfers MizScarlet mentions (I need to check on those couple 98's up in Hickory Run SP), the Mt. Tammany box in NJ still has its original container and log, but a replacement stamp...
So, close, but not cigar.
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mizscarlet731" wrote:
>
> We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1" wrote:
> >
> > That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
> >
> > Silver Eagle
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch wrote:
> > >
> > > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> > >
> > > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> > >
> > > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> > >
> > > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> > >
> > > Here the link to the clues:
> > >
> > > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Cooch
> > > Braintree, Vermont
> > >
> > > The Orient Express
> > >
> > > "The game is afoot!"
> > >
> > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> > >
> > > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > > >
> > > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > > >
> > > > Silver Eagle
> >
>
So, close, but not cigar.
LB
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mizscarlet731"
>
> We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
> >
> > That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
> >
> > Silver Eagle
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch
> > >
> > > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> > >
> > > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> > >
> > > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> > >
> > > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> > >
> > > Here the link to the clues:
> > >
> > > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Cooch
> > > Braintree, Vermont
> > >
> > > The Orient Express
> > >
> > > "The game is afoot!"
> > >
> > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> > >
> > > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > > >
> > > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > > >
> > > > Silver Eagle
> >
>
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: kermit_boxer (kermitboxer@gmail.com) |
Date: 2012-10-09 03:30:42 UTC
I've been working on finding the fourteen remaining Bolton Letterboxes (in Bolton, Mass) since I discovered their existence (in plain sight) in June of this year.
Info here: http://webpages.charter.net/bglade/clues.html
Bolton box #9, "Hear Ye Sheriff," was planted August 11, 2000, and remains perfectly, beautifully intact to this day. It still contains the original stamp, log, and notes from the original planters (as well as from Seekyr, Blaze, Mobius, and Pat and Wesley during their restorations from 2002-2004).
My favorite series thus far for difficulty of clues, and the planters obvious adoration and devotion to their town, and the use of letterboxing to bring others to discover it.
-mph (Kermit)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin Bug" wrote:
>
> In addition to the Mapsurfers MizScarlet mentions (I need to check on those couple 98's up in Hickory Run SP), the Mt. Tammany box in NJ still has its original container and log, but a replacement stamp...
>
> So, close, but not cigar.
>
> LB
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mizscarlet731" wrote:
> >
> > We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1" wrote:
> > >
> > > That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
> > >
> > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> > > >
> > > > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> > > >
> > > > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> > > >
> > > > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> > > >
> > > > Here the link to the clues:
> > > >
> > > > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tom Cooch
> > > > Braintree, Vermont
> > > >
> > > > The Orient Express
> > > >
> > > > "The game is afoot!"
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > > > >
> > > > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> >
>
Info here: http://webpages.charter.net/bglade/clues.html
Bolton box #9, "Hear Ye Sheriff," was planted August 11, 2000, and remains perfectly, beautifully intact to this day. It still contains the original stamp, log, and notes from the original planters (as well as from Seekyr, Blaze, Mobius, and Pat and Wesley during their restorations from 2002-2004).
My favorite series thus far for difficulty of clues, and the planters obvious adoration and devotion to their town, and the use of letterboxing to bring others to discover it.
-mph (Kermit)
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin Bug"
>
> In addition to the Mapsurfers MizScarlet mentions (I need to check on those couple 98's up in Hickory Run SP), the Mt. Tammany box in NJ still has its original container and log, but a replacement stamp...
>
> So, close, but not cigar.
>
> LB
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mizscarlet731"
> >
> > We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
> > >
> > > That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
> > >
> > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch
> > > >
> > > > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> > > >
> > > > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> > > >
> > > > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> > > >
> > > > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> > > >
> > > > Here the link to the clues:
> > > >
> > > > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tom Cooch
> > > > Braintree, Vermont
> > > >
> > > > The Orient Express
> > > >
> > > > "The game is afoot!"
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> > > >
> > > > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > > > >
> > > > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> >
>
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: sileagle1 (sileagle@windstream.net) |
Date: 2012-10-10 12:51:32 UTC
What a great idea for a series of letterboxes! I am constantly amazed at the creativeness of early boxers and preservation efforts by current boxers. Thanks for sharing and good luck finding them.
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "kermit_boxer" wrote:
>
> I've been working on finding the fourteen remaining Bolton Letterboxes (in Bolton, Mass) since I discovered their existence (in plain sight) in June of this year.
>
> Info here: http://webpages.charter.net/bglade/clues.html
>
> Bolton box #9, "Hear Ye Sheriff," was planted August 11, 2000, and remains perfectly, beautifully intact to this day. It still contains the original stamp, log, and notes from the original planters (as well as from Seekyr, Blaze, Mobius, and Pat and Wesley during their restorations from 2002-2004).
>
> My favorite series thus far for difficulty of clues, and the planters obvious adoration and devotion to their town, and the use of letterboxing to bring others to discover it.
>
> -mph (Kermit)
Silver Eagle
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "kermit_boxer"
>
> I've been working on finding the fourteen remaining Bolton Letterboxes (in Bolton, Mass) since I discovered their existence (in plain sight) in June of this year.
>
> Info here: http://webpages.charter.net/bglade/clues.html
>
> Bolton box #9, "Hear Ye Sheriff," was planted August 11, 2000, and remains perfectly, beautifully intact to this day. It still contains the original stamp, log, and notes from the original planters (as well as from Seekyr, Blaze, Mobius, and Pat and Wesley during their restorations from 2002-2004).
>
> My favorite series thus far for difficulty of clues, and the planters obvious adoration and devotion to their town, and the use of letterboxing to bring others to discover it.
>
> -mph (Kermit)
Re: What Is The Oldest Letterbox With Original Contents?
From: upsderf2002 (dinglecakes@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2012-10-18 16:30:10 UTC
For those of you who are attending L & B in Groton, MA next year, there is Erik Davis' Listen my Children located nearby in Shirley Center. The box was planted in the summer of '99 along with his Town Pound box. These boxes were planted within the shadows of his boyhood home. Listen my Children still has the original logbbook. It contains the most moving and thoughtful entries as they transition through the impermanence of a man's life. I lingered at the location for quite some time after to collect my thoughts.
El Corazon Letterbox ESTABLISHED: August 22, 1998 was the first letterbox planted in MA and one of the first overall. It contains the original stamp, but I have no knowledge of the status of the logbook.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Lightnin Bug"
>
> In addition to the Mapsurfers MizScarlet mentions (I need to check on those couple 98's up in Hickory Run SP), the Mt. Tammany box in NJ still has its original container and log, but a replacement stamp...
>
> So, close, but not cigar.
>
> LB
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "mizscarlet731"
> >
> > We have a few Mapsurfer boxes from '99 still intact.
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "sileagle1"
> > >
> > > That is incredible and my hat is off to you!
> > >
> > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Tom Cooch
> > > >
> > > > I posted a reply to this thread back in January, but think it is timely to post another now.
> > > >
> > > > I just returned from rehiding Rolling Rock Letterbox in Braintree, Vermont. I pulled it out two weeks ago and found the log to be a little damp. It is well dried now and back in place, exactly fourteen years after it was first salted (9/26/98).
> > > >
> > > > Rolling Rock was the second letterbox in Vermont, hidden shortly after Eric (The Vermont Viking)'s Prayer Rock letterbox. Prayer Rock is no longer extant, but Rolling Rock is ready for leaf peepers and any others who wish to come to Vermont this beautiful season.
> > > >
> > > > I believe Rolling Rock is the oldest surviving letterbox with its original contents.
> > > >
> > > > Here the link to the clues:
> > > >
> > > > http://homepages.sover.net/~tcooch/rolling.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tom Cooch
> > > > Braintree, Vermont
> > > >
> > > > The Orient Express
> > > >
> > > > "The game is afoot!"
> > > >
> > > > On Jan 2, 2012, at 9:17 AM, sileagle1
> > > >
> > > > > As we start a new year, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the staying power of some early letterboxes. Nowadays it seems many boxes don't last more than a couple of years without going missing, being damaged or requiring a new log, so whenever I find a box over 5 years old it is special, especially if it has the original logbook and stamp.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here in Texas we have a letterbox called Lost Pines by Eoghan that was placed on November 4, 2000, and it still has undamaged original contents. How is this possible? I think the main reason is that it requires a longer hike than most people are willing to do, so has had few visitors. Also, the box is good quality (pre lock-n-lock) and is hidden well off the beaten path. My hat goes off to Eoghan for his hiding skills (he has a few more that are almost as old) and I would like to hear about any other original boxes as old or older.
> > > > >
> > > > > Silver Eagle
> > >
> >
>