End of The Line Mystery Cache
curlytop529: End of the line for this cache...thanks for visiting!
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*****the posted coords are for parking only*****
This cache is sponsored by The Clinton County Historical Society
& The Heisey Museum in Lock Haven, PA
Much of Clinton County's history is tied to the railroads. The
Beech Creek line was built in the early 1800s, and first carried
passengers in 1884. By 1895, this railroad line was carrying over
six thousand railroad cars through the area every week.
This railroad depot was built in 1884 by the 'Beech Creek,
Clearfield, and Southwestern Railroad Company', and is an example
of Victorian architecture. The Vanderbilt's of New York were
primary financiers of this railroad, the purpose of which was to
transport coal from the coal regions of the state to industrial
centers. The railroad also carried clay, lumber, and firebricks
eastward. Farm products, processed food, and merchandise were
carried to the west.
In 1899, this railroad became part of New York Central, which later
became part of the Penn Central system. Castanea Village was
founded in 1871 by Jacob Brown and Peter Keller. They purchased the
area and began selling lots. The area grew to contain many
dwellings, a large brick school house, a brewery, and several
industrial companies. The village was on the line of the Beech
Creek Railroad, and in the 1880s, the railroad station was built
there. This contained a freight station, ticket booth, and
telegraph office.
The train station provided an entry point for both passengers and
goods. The passengers often came, and settled in the area, with
four passenger trains coming through each day. Horse-drawn
carriages took passengers into Lock Haven from the station. The
materials brought in by rail supplied the brewery, the Haberstroh
limestone quarry, the Clinton Paper Company, and the Castanea Brick
and Tile Company.
In 1956, Trylon Chemicals bought the station and began production
of organic chemicals for dyes and pigments. The St. Agnes Flood, in
1972, washed out the railroad tracks east of this station, which
effectively ended the railroad's run through Castanea village.
This station is the LAST, standing, and un-relocated, train depot
station in Clinton County!
The posted coords are NOT for the cache. They take you to the
parking area. At the front of the station is a large stone marker
with the letters ‘JS’ (meaning Jersey Shore, PA) with a two digit
number below the letters (indicating the distance, in miles, from
this station to the Jersey Shore station). Those two digits should
be used to solve this puzzle and figure the coords for the cache at
this site.
We have permission to be on the property (even though there are
some ‘No Tresspassing’ signs) but please cache nicely. Don’t worry
about the orange fence. It’s just there to keep the neighboring
children out. Be sure to have your camera with you, as the
Historical Society has kept this quite nice, and has plans to
continue with some more refurbishment work in the near future. That
work includes the construction of a water tower, utilizing the
original plans!
As always, please use stealth and return the cache better than you
found it!
Enjoy!
N 41.07. (second digit x 5) (9 x first digit - 3) (first digit -
second digit)
W 077. 25. (4 x first digit + 4) (3 x first digit + 6) (second
digit + first digit -2)
Additional Hints
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