Burks' Rest Area Louisville, Kentucky, United States
By jhenson3 on 18-Jan-03. Waypoint GCC640

Answers submitted by GoodLook on behalf of M&D? and myself.

The meander around this location at night time was a little eerie - it is amazing the places geocaching takes you.

I'm travelling from Australia with GoodLook, and for close to a month we have driven more than 5500 miles in our rental car whilst caching around the USA and parts of Canada. Stand out moments have included a boat trip in Georgia on Lake Lanier; completely filling my Jasmer Grid (which is not possible to do in Australia); dropping into the ASPGB Mega in New York; socialising at various events; catching up with family friends; attending the GeoWoodstock 2018 Giga; caching in specific US States meaning that I have now cached in all 50 States plus D.C.; and of course the fun involved whilst caching with geo-buddies. What a wonderful adventure it has been!

Great virtual, thanks!

Have the answer but no-where to send it. An interesting spot in the middle of a shopping area. TFTC.

Last full day of my 2 week road trip around some of the nearby states. Fly out of Louisville later this week for Vegas to attend the Mega, before flying home to Australia.

Visited this site...and was amazed to see what it was and where it was. Very well maintained, which is great to see. Gathered the info as required and that was that.

Thanks for the cache...

thanks! My first geocache

Found it

#204 (solo) - We've had three babies delivered nearby and I've been in this plaza many times. No clue this existed. Fascinating. Thanks for bringing me here. As others note, can't email the CO, who hasn't logged in years anyway. TFTC!

out with mesposit today, were from out of town and thought that this is a very odd location for a small gravesite. but it was interesting, tftc!

Great find loved the grave stones

Thanks for bringing us here!

This is bizarrely cool. Tftv.

Never would have suspected this was a burial area without trying to find my way in! Pretty cool virtual.

Headed to the East Coast and now wandering home in our RV, grabbing assorted caches along the way. A special thanks to all the cache owners that make this hobby possible. Thanks for the fun, caches and hides. All logs marked with a circled "GB". Thanks for bringing me to this interesting place.

In town to visit our 100 years neighbor how is recovering from a broken hip.

This is an amazing oasis in the middle of a shopping center parking lot. Walking through the gate is a bit like being transported to some other place entirely. Glad I made the stop. TFTC.

Addendum: currently not able to send email message to cache owner.

Determined to see some of America and threw a tent, sleeping bag, and clothes in the truck and drove off without an itinerary. In sequence have driven from Michigan to Georgia to California to Maine to Washington to Virginia and now L'ville. Love "history" caches and this has intrigue! e-Mailed the answer. Thank you for the cache. Life is good!

Very cool place. No idea this was here!

I feel like I keep saying this in all of my logs, but I'll say it again - coming to places like this, that I had no clue existed, are one of the things I love the most about geocaching. I've been in this area countless times (tsmithmtb and I were registered at Bed Bath and Beyond, so many wedding presents have been returned in this area, ha) but had NO idea there was such history right across the parking lot! I don't think I had ever even noticed the hedges before. Thanks for bringing me here!

I cannot send the cache owner an email with the answer... when I click on his name and try to send a message, it says "The 'send message' feature is disabled because this email address has not been validated by the user." Huh? Did anyone else have this problem?

Grabbed this one with the assistance of my Mom, after having knee surgery at Jewish East. It is caches like this that make our hobby SO enthralling. Thanks for bringing us to this place. Emails on their way.

I remember when this was still a family farm. But I don't know how long ago it changed.
Had forgotten about the gravestones. Thanks for bringing me back.

Great way to start my morning with this cache Thx.

Wow, who knew this was here? Certainly not my friend, who visits this area pretty frequently! We parked and followed the GPS signal to the hedges, yet ground zero still seemed to be further ahead...Was it *inside* the hedges? What was I looking for?

I stooped down, and pushed through a bit of the foliage, only to encounter a strange brick wall. "I wonder what this is doing here..." I thought, as I peered over the top.

"What's over that wall?" my friend asked me.

At first, it looked as if the wall marked the end of the hedge display, though that could not logically be correct, since the hedges took up a fairly sizeable area. It took a second before realization struck me, but I was looking at a cemetery, and there on the opposite side of the clearing was the gate.

"What was in there?" my friend asked.

"Come on, follow me...I'll show you!"

We entered the opening, which to the unsuspecting person would have likely remained invisible (I have no idea how you found this in the first place), and he was just blown away by the sudden and secret cemetery within.

For something so old, this place was *extremely* well kept. The stones were (almost) all in order, and the grass looked as it it has a regular trim every week or so. The dates on the grave markers reveals the plot to be nearly 200 years old.

Interesting to imagine, really, what this place must have been like 200 years ago. No city, no cars or sky scrapers; only horse and fields and what you and your family can build. A true testament to a time long past.

Thank you so much for taking me to this wonderful little gem hidden in the modern hustle and bustle of it all!

What an awesome spot. Never would have guessed this was here. Found this with my son, Tonka Tyke. The CO's email seems to require validation, so I cannot send the answers, but are available upon request.

found on a cold windy afternoon; a lot different to the Australian weather I left behind this week. Surprised by the answers. wouldnt have known this spot was here if it wasn't for caching. Thanks for the history trip!
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