Chuck & Molly's
In Search of
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

Placed: 11-12-05
Placed By: Chuck and Molly
Location: Marlborough, Connecticut, Hartford County

Rated: Easy

Same starting point as: DEP Salmon River State Forest Box, Eagle Eyes, Red Hat, The Doors of Durin and In Respect of Christopher Reeve letterboxes.

From the intersection of routes 85 and 66 in Hebron Center, take route 66 west. When you see the State Department of Environmental Protection Eastern District Headquarters and a Smokey the bear sign on the right, go .3 of a mile further and pull into the roadside pull off on the right, just before the Blackledge River. Walk past the yellow bar gate crossing the dirt road. Go straight on this abandoned road which is the old Willimantic Turnpike. Do not take any side trails. Stay on this road. You will eventually see an 8 to 10 foot high, 60 to 70 foot long rock outcropping about 40 feet off the left side of the trail. Pass this outcropping and walk for a minute or two more. Look to your left and see an area that has had some logging and a large oak tree. The huge oak is about 50 feet off the left side of the trail and is approximately 13 feet in circumference. Go to west side of the oak and take 2 steps. On the ground covered by a piece of plywood is the In Search of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon letterbox.

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