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Thacher's Crossing Virtual Cache

Hidden : 1/4/2003
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

Thacher's Crossing is a good trek and a fun local history lesson! It is a favorite place of ours and of many Chattanooga residents and visitors. Stroll the boardwalk, sit a while on a bench, play in the park... and enjoy!

Thacher's Crossing is an easy trek of just under a mile, and is also wheelchair accessible. This is not a quick cache to 'grab it & go', but it is an historic and very scenic location, and to log the cache you simply have to stroll, and read, and observe... and you can linger here as long as you like!

Please send an e-mail to us through the profile link above, with all answers before you log the cache.

And please don't post answers or spoilers about the location!!! Thanks!

1. What was Maclellan called?

2. Where was the foundry "In 1854"?

3. What was washed away in 1867?

4. What cargo was the "biggest challenge"?

5. What did the city have to loan to the "construction effort"?

6. What successful company was in the "large building" with the smokestack?

7. What was finished "after eight years of construction"?

8. What had to be plugged with concrete?

9. What sibling are you looking at facing west?

10. What happened on "January 15, 1940"?

11. What sibling are you looking at facing east?

12. When was this landmark closed and slated for demolition?

13. Who was DeTavernier?

14. When did it go up?

15. Who was Thacher?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gb trg gur fgbel naq gur nafjref lbh unir gb pebff bire gb gur ortvaavat.

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)