The cache is not at the posted coordinates. You need to use what is around you to answer the questions to solve for the letters which are the coordinates. The first stage of the cache is located at what is now the Lavalette Little League field. This field hosts tee ball, little league, and softball teams. It also is the practice area for the local soccer teams that play at Virginia Point. To get the smiley you need to arrive at this location and answer some questions about what is around you and especially the sign that is right in front of you. The coordinates and questions are as follows to solve them are as follows:
N38 A.BCD
W82 E.FGH
A=Number of green Poles at the entrance?
B=S.J. Bailey?
C=Number of Baseball Fields?
D=How many green poles make up the batting cage to the North East of the Bat Cats Sign? (-9)
E= Number of green poles at entrance plus number of green poles in batting cage? (-11)
F=D. Wallace?
G=S. Thompson?
H=S.Pack?
If you answer the questions correctly you should arrive at the bottom of Bloss Hill. Bloss Hill was once the site of a civil war skirmish in 1864.
On January 27, 1864, a small skirmish took place at this location between Union Company G of the 3rd West Virginia Calvary under the command of Captain John S. Witcher and the small Confederate Company E of the 16th Virginia Calvary Regiment under the command of Captain Hurston Spurock. This skirmish has been called the Battle of Barbour’s Farm and the Battle of Bloss Hill.
On that date, Company E of the 16th Virginia Calvary Regiment CSA, under the command of Wayne County native Captain Hurston Spurlock, marched north into Union controlled Cabell County to harass the Union forces and raid their camps for ammunition and supplies. When Hurston’s small company reached Cabell County, they detained and robbed the pro-union county sheriff. Word of the robbing reached a nearby Union camp where Cabell County native Captain John S. Witcher and Company G of the 3rd West Virginia Calvary Regiment was stationed. Spurlock and his company retreated back into Wayne County, perused by Witcher the sheriff who had been robbed, and a small Union force. Spurlock’s company managed to make it to Bloss Hill, just south of the town of Lavalette, before the Union troops caught up to them. Seeing that they were unable to outrun the Union troops, the confederates took up positions along the ridgeline of the hill and prepared to make a stand. When the Huston and his company neared the top of the hill, the confederates opened fire. A quick skirmish ensued. Despite their advantageous position, the Union force quickly defeated the confederates. After the smoke had cleared, one confederate soldier was mortally wounded and dies shortly after the battle. Spurlock and the rest of his company were taken prisoner and remained in captivity for the duration of the war.
Today, a small cluster of residential houses called Ridgemont Heights now stands on what was once the battlefield. Although there is no formal marker designating the site of the skirmish, portions of the earthen road where the battle took place can still be seen. Although obscured by time, a one hundred foot long stretch of the old road is visible between Bloss Hill Road and Ridgemont Heights Road. Feel free to look for it after you find the cache.
Sources
Simmons, Gina. Discovering Lavalette. Commemorative Village ed. S.l.: Gina Simmons, 2009.
"The Civil War - Wayne County History Portal." The Civil War - Wayne County History Portal. Accessed April 1, 2015.
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