This cache is part of the Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour, the first official GeoTour in the states of Minnesota & North Dakota.
To participate, download a passport here or pick one up at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center. Use the passport to track your progress in collecting “code words” at each location. Find 20 of the 24 Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour caches to earn an official GeoTour coin, and find all 24 caches to earn a virtual souvenir from HQ.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
This geocache was placed with permission but as always, stealth is a big plus. If you encounter a curious muggle, please take the time to tell them about our beloved hobby.
TO UNLOCK: 1330 [to open and close - push UP on the lock; please ensure to replace lock when you leave]
This geocache is located by the traintracks that go directly through the city of Moorhead, which was named after William G. Moorhead, an executive of the Northern Pacific Railway. In fact, the Northern Pacific Railway had a profound impact on both the economy and population of the area. Originally settled by Scandinavian and European immigrants, Fargo and Moorhead became boomtowns with the arrival of the NP in 1871. When the Northern Pacific Railroad was selecting its crossing site over the Red River, eager land speculators spared no effort to learn of the location. Railroad officials marked a false route a few miles north of Moorhead, Minnesota to throw speculators off the trail. This area, now Oakport Township, was known for years as “Bogusville.”
If you should happen to stop inside the nearby establishment, please mention this geocache to the staff - all of whom were delighted by its placement.
Special thanks to my friend Larry from P2i and the artist formerly known as Hideuhs for their help in creating this cache