Where the Natives Are Traditional Cache

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Sandcastle Momma: Container needs replacing. I will get a new one and put it back in action this week

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Hidden : 3/15/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a micro container with only room for a log. Bring your own pen.

In the early 1900’s Santa Rosa Beach was a thriving community. Life in this area was quite different back then. Mail and supplies were brought in by boat from Freeport and Pensacola, roads were sandy rut trails that were almost impassible at times and wild hogs and rattlesnakes dominated the area. Despite their isolation, the residents of this community bonded together and built a school and a post office. Old Town Santa Rosa was official. Several lumber mills and turpentine camps were established, orange trees and sugar cane became staple crops and even though difficult, life here was good. But then around 1915 Old Town Santa Rosa hit hard times. Yellow fever swept through the area hitting the population hard but it was Citrus Canker that caused the most damage. All citrus crops were ordered destroyed by the State, devastating the area’s economic structure. The final blow was the Hurricane of 1926. The hurricane howled over Old Town Santa Rosa destroying everything in its path and flooding Choctawhatchee Bay. The salt water that rushed through the sugar cane fields killed the last of the exportable crops from Santa Rosa and the end was imminent. The steamboats which had once come so regularly to Santa Rosa came less often and the little community became a ghost town. There were a few diehard locals who remained but it wasn’t until the early 1940’s and 1950’s that people began to return to the area. Several families built summer cottages along the beach and once again Santa Rosa Beach began to grow. Today this area is bustling with vacationers seeking fun in the sun and there is very little left of Old Town Santa Rosa. All that remains are the memories and stories of those who came first. Stop in and say hello if you’d like but be courteous – these people worked and lived hard to earn their place in Northwest Florida history.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vf gung Pbyoreg'f cngu?

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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