Downtown / Main Street USA: Bristol, RI Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 5/9/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Nestled between Narragansett and Mount Hope Bay, the town of Bristol was incorporated in 1746 and currently retains the title of "American's most patriotic town" due to having the longest continuous Fourth of July Parade in the country-- the first recorded parade being in 1785! Of course during the parade, this cache will probably be completely inaccessible due to it's true "downtown" location.

Some history...

Mount Hope Lands, now Bristol, was the seat of the Wampanoags who controlled all the land from Narragansett Bay east to Massachusetts Bay. In 1666 Metacomet, known as King Philip, was Chief of the Wampanoags. Feeling the surrounding pressure to submit Mount Hope Lands to the settlers he began to prepare for war by uniting tribes that had been enemies for centuries. Raids led by King Philip caused over 600 homes to be burned and whole towns to be evacuated. After relentless pursuit, the English killed King Philip. With the uprising stymied, Bristol's natural harbor was ripe for a growing shipping industry. By 1690 seventy families were settled in the area and Bristol had become the homeport for fifteen ships. Since the settlers had little raw materials for export, they became predominantly an agricultural based shipping town. The harbor became the center of life to the town.

During the revolution, Bristol suffered from lack of trade due to the constant search and seizure of goods. In October 1775 the British sailed into Bristol Harbor, demanding provisions, and when revoked, fired upon the town. Three years later 500 British soldiers marched through Bristol burning over 30 structures belonging to prominent American patriots.
(Source: discoverbristol.com)

You're looking for a silver bison tube at the marker for Memorial Square on Hope Street or Route 114.
Coords +/- 20 feet due to caching with an iPhone.
Hint is a give away!

***Congrats to chsltd for the FTF!!***


This cache is part of the “Downtown / Main Street USA" series by TwoCat. Please visit the cache that started it all - "Downtown / Main Street USA: Edison, NJ" ( GC11H9K). Here you will find the latest count of caches in the series and find out how you can add your own.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat va gur ohfu gb gur evtug bs gur Zrzbevny Fdhner znexre...

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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