SM1033 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Keystone: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this cache page.

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Keystone
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Hidden : 12/9/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

***UPDATE*** Effort is being made to perform much needed maintenance on the South Mountain Geotrail. Although most geocaches can still be located and enjoyed, many are missing keywords and stamps. Your feedback is valuable as we prioritize maintenance concerns for the Geotrail. In the meantime, please excuse our condition. If in need of keywords for completing your Geotrail Passport, replace missing keywords with a description of local features unique to the geocache location. Thank you for your understanding! ***UPDATE***

The lake before you is Fuller Lake, over 50 feet deep. Once an open pit, this was the site of an iron ore quarry during the days of iron production between 1764 and 1895. The land surrounding Pine Grove Furnace was not only rich with iron ore, but the other resources (ingredients) it took to successfully produce iron. Charcoal made from trees of the surrounding forest was used to heat the furnace. Water from the nearby stream was used to turn a water wheel, which powered bellows, heating the furnace over 1600ºF. At this temperature, rock would turn to liquid as iron would seperate from the imputities in the rock. Limestone, which was culled from a separate quarry, was used as a “flux” that gathered together the imputities. This unusable by-product, “slag”, would float on top of the liquid iron and be drawn off before the iron was tapped. The metal was then poured into sand casts.


SOUTH MOUNTAIN GEOTRAIL

The geocache hidden at the posted coordinates is a regular geocache. However, it is also part of the South Mountain GeoTrail (SMGeoTrail), a project funded by both public and private funds that is designed to educate residents and visitors about agricultural, heritage, and natural sites within the South Mountain Region. The SMGeoTrail utilizes the growing interest in geocaching to connect an increasingly tech savvy public to the natural assets of the South Mountain Region. This cache contains a unique self-inking rubber stamp, which you should use to stamp your SMGeoTrail Passport to verify that you found it. After logging a minimum of 30 caches, you are eligible for a one-of-a-kind GeoCoin. Click on the South Mountain GeoTrail Logo below for more information.

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