by Bart Flentje
20. March 2009 03:28
While geocaching in the Faribault area I did a geocache named Pig Hotel (GC1EKQX) by PrincessB. I didn't realize the significance of the geocache's name until I arrived at the site and discovered there really is a Pig Hotel there. At least it used to be. The legend has it that after the house was uninhabitable for humans, the farmer fenced it in and used it as a pig pen. The pigs had the full run of the house and yard! Apparently there are no more pigs but the house still stands and seems to be minimally maintained.
The Pig Hotel |
Hershey Cemetery (note spelling on the sign) |
Another interesting site across the gravel road from the Pig Hotel is the postage stamp sized Hershey Cemetery. The historical significance is that the little lot contains the remains of Mary Hershey, six year old daughter of Christian and Jane Hershey, owners of the property in 1900. Mary was apparently buried in 1856 as the original stone exists today, embedded in the ground, fragmented in several pieces.
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