FCHT03 Deep Cut Traditional Cache

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Backwoods Reviewer: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.

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Hidden : 1/4/2013
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.

The community of Millersport, Ohio was founded in 1825 by Mathias Miller as a port of trade on the Ohio-Erie Canal. In the waning days of another nearby canal-town called Monticello, Mathias brought his family along with some new other settlers only about a mile to the present location where Millersport continues to prosper today. Monticello has disappeared completely but combined with the sovereignty of God, the perseverance through the decades, and creative initiative of its residents, Millersport has done more than survived, it has flourished.

Millersport is located in the northeast corner of Fairfield County in central Ohio. It rests on the south and west banks of Buckeye Lake, an extremely popular resort area in the central Ohio region. Originally a swamp call Buffalo Licks by the early pioneers, it was cleared and became known as the Licking Reservoir. Its primary function was to supply water to the canal. Later the name was changed to Buckeye Lake as it became one of the most popular family resort areas in al of Ohio's history.
The town of Millersport prospered because of the Ohio-Erie Canal system in the area In the late 1820's, "The Deep Cut" was made S-SW of the Licking Reservoir now Buckeye Lake. Because the topography in the area contained rolling hills and a higher elevation than the rest of the Licking Summit, it was decided that excavation (a Deep Cut) was the best way to maintain the water level to the south. This excavated area became known as "The Deep Cut". It was 1 7/8 miles long from NW of Millersport to the south end of Pugh's Lock. This area was one of the most difficult evacation problems encountered in the development of the Ohio-Erie Canal system in Ohio. The canal ditch "The Deep Cut" remains along Deep Cut Road and runs into Buckeye Lake at Millersport.


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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

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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