Person's Ordinary Traditional Cache

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WeeLurk: We hate this, but we have to say goodbye. There is obvious trespass problems with this cache and we don't want to chance getting cachers in trouble. Goodbye Person's Ordinary.

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Hidden : 1/9/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a black plastic container hidden at a historic gem in Littleton, NC. Terrain up to the hide is
fine for wheelchairs, but some people may need assistance retrieving the cache from its hiding place.

Summarized from littletonnc.net/Ordinary.htm: (visit link)

On Nov. 20, 1764, Thomas Person obtained a "lycense" from King Charles II through the Earl of Granville to have an "ordinary" on his plantation, hence "Person's Ordinary." "Ordinaries" were basically inns/taverns where "ordinary" people would stay, as more "important" people stayed in the plantation house. Sometimes, if the plantation home was unavailable, those "important" people would stay at an ordinary, as well.

This particular ordinary was a stop along the 2-3 day-long stagecoach route from Halifax, NC to Hillsborough, NC (with stops in other places such as Warrenton and Raleigh). Famous guests include: British Generals Charles Cornwallis and Banastre Tarleton, French General Marquis de La Fayette, Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, and Nathaniel Greene and his troops on their way to Valley Forge. Supposedly, someone was killed during a sword fight in one of the upstairs bedrooms, and the bloodstains are still visible (if you can find them). Likewise, Cornwallis may have been involved in a duel on the property.

Today, this building is no longer an "Ordinary," but houses the Littleton Women's Club which is actively working to restore and maintain the building as it was in the 1700s. The Women's Club would love for you to visit and take a tour. If you would like a tour, please contact Judith Forrest at (252) 586-2181 or forrej@hotmail.com. The first floor is accessible to wheelchairs.

Also, there is a large model of this home near the corner of N. Main and Church St. in downtown Littleton (coordinates included below). **Bonus points if you visit it and post a picture of both!**

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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