FCHT14 The Junction Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 3/18/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Welcome to the Fairfield County History Geo Trail - Our trail will take you all over Fairfield County to many of our small historic towns that make up this great county. We hope you have fun and experience all our county has to offer.


To Locate this cache you will need to visit the above cordinates and gather some information to find the cordinates of the final stage. Final Cordinates are
N 39 48.6AB
W 082 45.C4D

Let A represent the First Digit in the Year Carroll was Founded
Let B represent the Last Digit in the year the last canal boat went through Carroll
Let C represent How many canals met here
Let D represent the Second Digit in the year the last canal boat went through Carroll


The Hocking Canal was authorized in 1836 as a branch of the Ohio and Erie Canal with which it made a junction at Carroll Ohio and traveled south with its terminus in Athens. It was intended to tap the coal and salt fields of the Hocking Valley and traffic in those bulk commodities was substantial. Coal primarily came out of the coal mines around Nelsonville, and there were several salt processors located in the Athens area.The town of Carroll was known by locals as the "Junction" during it's canal days.

A privately built canal, 9 miles long, between Carroll and Lancaster, was taken over by the State of Ohio, when the Hocking Canal was authorized and enlarged to become part of the Hocking Canal. Partial abandonment of 7 miles of the canal below Chauncey to Athens, including the Athens terminal took place in 1874.Final abandonment and lease of some canal property to the the Hocking Valley Railroad took place in 1894.

The Hocking Canal ran from Carroll, Ohio (located southeast of Columbus about 13 miles from I-270 on SR 33). From Carroll the canal ran 56 miles through Lancaster, Sugar Grove, Logan, Nelsonville, Chauncey and Athens where the canal ended. There were a total of 26 numbered Lift Locks on the route and 5 Guard Locks used mostly to withhold water in the basins. Overall from Carroll to Athens there was a 202 foot change in elevation.






Please respect all areas where these caches are placed and all caches were placed with permission so cache with confidence

List of Caches on the Trail
FCHT01 All Aboard
FCHT02 HAS
FCHT03 Deep Cut
FCHT04 Smeck Farm
FCHT05 A Memorial
FCHT06 Rock Mill
FCHT07 Cump
FCHT08 Lockville
FCHT09 O & E Canal
FCHT10 Oil Boom
FCHT11 Crossroads and Fence Corners
FCHT12 StonewallED
FCHT13 Writing on the Wall
FCHT14 The Junction
FCHT15 AMA HOF

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