GCAA33 Virtual Cache Douglas #10 Fonder School
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: Jim Reeb @ | Hide Date: 11/17/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 26.306 W104° 45.769 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 28

This is number 10 in a series of historical points within Douglas County Colorado.

Miriam Fonder organized a school in her home in 1861. A log school house was built about a quarter mile from there and the first teacher there was Jennie Stone. That building was in use during the seventies. A stone structure was built in 1884 and that building still exists. The stone was quarried at the Plateau Quarry about six miles west of the school and north of Silver Heights. During the early years, Indian teepees were in full view of the school.

The school was renovated and is in use by the Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District. They have taken great care to not damage the building and still be able to use it.

If you go to this school the normal way, you will find yourself on the west end of the building and in a construction area. This is fine on a Sunday. However the front of the building faces east and that is where you need to go. There is a door there. If you were to put your back to the door, straight ahead and slightly left there are some large pieces of petrified wood. These are about two feet in diameter.

To claim this geocache email the number of pieces of petrified wood that you see. You need not enter the fenced area to answer this. Also, mention one item of information that you find interesting.

Photos are fine. JimReeb@ecentral.com

Thanks Geocaching Colorado for the Geocache of the Month Award, as the second series to win!

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21 Logs: Found it 21  

Found it 06/20/2019 By suntantoes
Tftc we love these types that teach as well as give us a thrill of the hunt

Found it 06/19/2019 By DaCachingNana
Another teachable moment from Jim Reeb! Many strong people settled here with intriguing stories that will probably take me to Douglas County library!! This Illinois girl thanks you for bringing me to this historic location!!
Cache on??

Found it 06/02/2019 By eseligmann
I was so glad the grass was mowed in a little border around the fencing to make it easy to get around to the east side in my flip flops! (Thank you so much for the tip that I could find the answer without entering the fencing! At first, I was afraid I was going to have to come back when the Water/Sani District was open!) I thought it was interesting that the Water/Sani District isn’t just using the building, but actually built right up against it, incorporating it into the newer structure beside it. I love history caches – they are my favorite! Thank you for the series! Hopefully I’ll get to more of them before long!

Found it 06/01/2019 By JMKR
This building is in much better shape than most of the old schools, with the downside that you can't get close to it. The property owner is now Pinery Water, and access is along the north side of their fence. TFTV

Found it 06/01/2019 By mm&mm
Another bit if history. Thanks for bringing me here. TFTC BigSmile

Found it 10/02/2018 By vorlon40
It was the last day of our CO vacation but I wanted to go out and grab some of the nice caches in the area. I love virtuals. Answers emailed. TFTC.

Found it 09/23/2018 By Rock Chalk
Our Colorado vacation continued today with a beautiful day between Colorado Springs and Golden. Sunny skies and warm temperatures. Great way to spend a day.

Enjoyed checking out several of the 'Douglas' virtuals today. Answers are on the way. TFTC!

Found it 09/07/2018 By prerules
TFTC

Found it 09/04/2018 By Firemnky
On a Fall trip through Colorado doing some caching and seeing the sites. A beautiful scenic drive through Rocky Mountain National Park. Visiting the downtown areas of Boulder, Denver, Castle Rock and Colorado Springs to name a few. We enjoyed a beautiful hike on the Barr trail at the Summit of Pikes Peak. It was a wonderful trip with quite a bit of caching thrown in along the way. Thanks for the virtual. Answer sent.

Found it 09/02/2018 By Path_Lighter
Found it and emailed the appropriate information to the CO. I love going to these places and learning about this history. TFTC

Found it 08/19/2018 By DOUG&CINDY09
Thanks for the cache

Found it 08/19/2018 By tehjoester
TFTC! Found with Doug&Cindy09. Was unable to access fenced off area but was able to get to east side.

Found it 07/21/2018 By JSQuack
Another Douglas County Virtual find with CShare.

We had a tough time on this one, as the property was behind locked gates and fences. We could see through the fence, and enjoyed the old building and think we were able to answer the questions.

TFTC! Smile

Found it 07/21/2018 By CShare
JSQuack and I are back doing more Douglas County caches today.

We were disappointed that this school was totally fenced in and the front gate was locked with an access code on a Sat. We walked through the field to get a look and I will message photos of what we saw. TFTVC

Found it 07/21/2018 By tc54915
Caching trip with AJ Perla out west in Colorado.. managed to.get my triple jasmer, hike up mountains that I never imagined I would do. I am truely a flatlander.. unable to see what is requested as gate is closed..Tftc. and
the adventures..

Found it 07/21/2018 By AJperla
TFTC WITH TC

Found it 07/14/2018 By Memfis Mafia
Thanks Jim Reeb for this Cache. We always appreciate Cache owners for their contribution to the game.

We are on a crazy family mission to get into 5 digits for finds this year. This is find 6667 for us.

Memfis Mafia

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Found it 07/11/2018 By Colorado GeoDemon
Out with the Ohio GeoBugs for a fun day of caching. What a nice, little area tucked in behind an old, great looking school house! TFTVC!

Found it 07/11/2018 By ohgeobugs
Out caching for the day with Colorado GeoDemon. Our goal was to find some more of the virtuals in the Douglas County series, some traditionals, a puzzle or two and do a power trail. When we were finished we had gone 57/58. A gorgeous day to be out caching.

We weren’t sure where or how to get to this one. Once we found a way it was easy. Got the needed information which will be sent to the CO.

Thanks for bringing us to this interesting bit of history.

Found it 07/05/2018 By BearingGirl
Thanks for the virtual. Answer coming.

Found it 12/10/2016 By dustyriver
Found with SWAC - BriGuy and Liquidelle - - What I found most interesting was the - - - - Finish sentence to CO