Haddox Ferry Traditional Cache
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This is a medium size lock-n-lock containing a log, FTF, and various "tools of the trade".
Take the left at the Y at the CCMA building. There is no need to enter any plant property or cross any fence! Parking is at N 37 3.565 W 88 21.275.
This cache is located at the site of the old Haddox Ferry that ran from Calvert City in Marshall County across the Tennessee River to Livingston County. The ferry was started by Howard and Mary Haydock Kuykendall and his wife's brother, Gideon Haydock of Smithland. It was originally known as Haydock's Ferry and the road on the other side of the river is still called Haydock's Ferry Road..
The Church of Christ at Calvert City baptized its first members at Haddox ferry in 1914.
The plant on your right as you face the river is CC Metals and Alloys. It began in the 1940s as Pittsburgh Metallurgical. It now makes specialty ferrosilicons, an alloy of iron and silicon.
The plant on your left is Arkema, which began operation in 1948 as Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. They make refrigerant gas and engineered plastics (think fancy teflon).
This place is a city park mostly used now by fishermen putting their boats in the river. The picnic pavillion is nice on a "nice" day, but I nearly froze the day I placed the cache.
Keep an eye out for wildlife any day you're here. Eagles are known to fly along the river. And deer, turkey, fox, skunks, owls, and hawks are regular visitors.
Be aware that putting your hands on this one can be a little difficult. Children, the physically challenged, or persons of small stature may need assistance. Warn little ones to stay away from the edge of the bank as it drops off very steeply. Also, in spite of what the google map shows, it is NOT in the river.
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