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The Old Customs House Virtual Cache

Hidden : 11/30/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

The Old Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tn., has over 35,000 square feet of galleries, exhibits and hands-on activities. There is also an excellent museum store where you can pick up some unique souvenirs of Clarksville and Montgomery county. The museum is Closed on Mondays. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. thru Sat., on Sundays, the museum is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There is a small admission chare on some days, and there are days when admission is free. Check before you go.

To claim credit for this cache, email me the answers to the following questions:

1. What local company sponsors one of the train layouts?

2. Why is it called the "Old Customs House?"

3. In the Memory Lane area there is a Pumper that was made in 1925. What company manufactured it?

This is an outstanding place to visit, and especially to bring the kids, there is a section of hand-on activities geared just towards them. There are also two great operating model train layouts, and a variety of interesting artifacts and displays relating to local history.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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