Another New Box in Coventry, CT
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Started on 2002-10-06
Another New Box in Coventry, CT
From: IrishTinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2002-10-06 21:27:20 UTC-04:00
Mary Lemist Titcomb Letterbox
Planted on 10/6/02
By Odilio, Irishtinker, & French
Fox
Coventry, CT
Go to Booth & Dimmock Library on Rte 31 in
Coventry, CT. It is a large brick building. From the intersection on 275 &
31 turn left. It is just passed the large Congregational Church. The church is
on the Right and the library is on the LEFT. Pull to the rear of the parking lot
and park.
Mary Lemist Titcomb, was a true library pioneer! After
working as a library organizer in Vermont for twelve years she arrived in
Washington County, Maryland (the second working library in the United States) in
1902. She was enthusiastic and full of ideas. She felt loaning free books
was just a small part of a libraries duties. With in 5 years of her arrival
to Washington County the library had 66 deposit stations. Books could
even be ordered from the main library to the deposit stations. Mary
became concerned that books were not getting to isolated people who did
not have the luxury of having a library in their area. If they could
not come to the library than the library should go to them. By 1904
the book wagon became a reality making Washington County the first
library in the world to carry books to homes! The driver covered a 500 mile
territory. The area's second book mobile was built in 1912 and had an
engine!
Find the light post closest to the back of the
parking lot. Keeping your back to the light post, facing the back woods, take a
reading of 0 degrees. Walk to the stonewall just inside the wood line. At the
break in the wall, on the left hand side, reach DEEP under the stone and
find your treasure. You may want to stamp in your car.
PLEASE BE DISCRETE!!!!!! WE DON'T WANT TO BE
DISCOVERED!! Enjoy!