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“You have to be odd to be number one” — First of each geocache type

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“You have to be odd to be number one”
— Dr. Seuss

The first to be something, now that’s something. Although a few of these geocaches are open for a spirited discussion, we’re fairly confident these are the “firsts” for each geocache type. Keep in mind that in the early days of geocaching, it was easier to change cache types after publication. Nevertheless, these geocaches should be fairly “pure”. Check out our list:

First Traditional Geocache

The Original Stash
GCF
May 3, 2000
Oregon, USA

Dave Ulmer's original description — Dave Ulmer’s original description restored from the sci.geo.satellite-nav newsgroup.

Dave Ulmer at location of The Original Stash when the tribute plaque was installed

First Mystery Cache

Octopus Garden
GC70
October 30, 2000
North Carolina, USA

The reason for the name of the Mystery Cache

The contents found in the first Mystery Cache

First Multi-Cache

Tour of Stone Mountain
GC1E
June 11, 2000
Georgia, USA

And here it was, deep in the woods of Georgia

Nice use of the ammo can for the world's first Multi-Cache — Nice use of the ammo can for the world’s first Multi-Cache

First Virtual Cache

Rift Valley
GC53
6/15/2000 (The user carved his initials in a tree, years prior and listed it as a virtual cache in September of 2000, backdating to June of 2000. It’s possible that “Virtual Dublin” GC60 may be the true first.)
Kenya

First Letterbox Hybrid

Open Space 6
GC190
1/15/2001 (This one is the most difficult to confirm. GC2D is the oldest Letterbox Hybrid in the database, but it was never found. It’s possible it was changed to a Letterbox Hybrid after the fact.)
New Mexico, USA

First Event Cache

Austin Geocachers Happy Hour
GC389
March 24, 2001
Texas, USA

First Webcam Cache

Houston Webcam Cache #1
GC21DF
October 11, 2001
Texas, USA

Remember dial-up modems and websites that looked like this?

First Locationless Cache

Please Donate Blood Cache
GC1C90
September 12, 2001
Locationless—duh!

First Cache In Trash Out® (CITO)

Earth Day Cleanup at Raccoon Creek Park
GCE2F1
April 26, 2003
Pennsylvania, USA

First EarthCache

Earthcache I – a simple geology tour of Wasp Head
GCHFT2
January 10, 2004 (other EarthCaches have earlier GC codes, but they were retroactively changed to EarthCaches from other cache types)
New South Wales, Australia

First Mega-Event Cache

GeoWoodstock 4
GCRRC6
May 27, 2006
Texas, USA

The first ever Mega-Event had great weather

If you were at the first Mega-Event, you remember these guys

First Wherigo

Where I went, Hugo
GC18FP7
January 9, 2008
London, UK

First Giga-Event

Project MUNICH2014 – Mia san Giga!
GC4K089
August 16, 2014
Bayern, Germany

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“You have to be odd to be number one” — First of each geocache type