Cache is not at posted coordinates. Those coordinates will however,
take you very close to the final resting spot of the "Sage of
Hickory Hill."
To get the final coordinates, you will have to learn a little
about one of Thomson's most-famous native sons. All research should
be done before heading out to the cache site. "Hickory Hill" would
be a great place to start!
Final is a micro hidden in the usual manner. No need to walk on
any cemetery plot to retrieve the cache. There are small roadways
all around to lead you to both areas you will visit. Take some time
to look around at other names buried here. You may have heard of
some others as well.
Final cache is located at:
AB CD.EFG HIJ KL.MNO
A= last digit in year of grandfather's stroke
B= # of letters in his brother William's nickname
C= last digit of year he entered Mercer (knew I would get that
place mentioned in one of our caches)
D= # of letters in name of political party he most closely
affiliated with (he changed a few times, but always went back to
being a plain, ole......)
E= last # in year of his death
F= numeric equivalent to the month the Zeigler Brothers
surrendered to the sheriff
G= # of times he married
H= last digit of year he purchased a home & land from
Captain John Wilson
I= # of letters in last name of closest friend who killed
someone in 1889
J= # of grandchildren
K= # of digits in the abbreviation of the Postal Delivery system
he was "Father of"
L= # of children who survived him
MN= his age when he represented defendant in the Cody trial
O= First # in the "Bloody District" he represented
Hope you learned a lot about this wise man! Now go out and pay
him a visit! How old do you think all of those Magnolia trees are?
They are huge!
Placed with permission of the McDuffie County Tourism Director
in time for the Thomson Treasure Hunt, April 19, 2008.