A Touch of Abbotsford History Multi-Cache
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A Touch of Abbotsford History
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This cache tells a little bit about the history of the development of Abbotsford. Cache should be wheelchair accessible, but you may need assistance retrieving the final cache container.
To the settlers of the late 1800's, it was a truly bountiful land of thick forests, spacious pastures, a crystal like river, an expansive lake on what is now Sumas Prairie, and a spectacular view of the surrounding mountain peaks.
It was a dream come true, a newcomer's cornucopia. When the CP Railway started traveling through the Fraser Valley after 1885, it added new possibilities for this land plentiful with fish and forest.
Local growth was particularly stimulated when the CPR built a spur from the main line at Mission to Sumas Washington in 1891, intersecting the only roadway through the valley, the Old Yale Wagon Road, at what would later become the Village of Abbotsford. The promising economy of the village was affirmed when the CNR passed through Matsqui, as well as the GNR and the BC Electric Railway passing through Abbotsford by 1910. The railways allowed fast and effective transportation for shipping products to the market, while at the same time delivering many new settlers. While the Village of Abbotsford was planned prior to incorporation of the Municipalities of Matsqui and Sumas in 1892, it was not incorporated until 1924.
The CPR spur line put through in 1891 that helped determine Abbotsford's location also opened the area up and sped economic growth. The demand for building materials in both local and foreign markets was growing and timber was plentiful here. Many small mills were built throughout the area between 1890 and 1919, including one near the CPR station at Abbotsford and one on Mill Lake.
These and other assets of Cook, Craig, and Johnston were purchased by the Abbotsford Lumber Company, incorporated by the Trethewey family in 1902.
The development of the Abbotsford Lumber Company and other Trethewey family companies was closely correlated to the development of the town. The Trethewey family played an important role in the community and a home built by Joseph Ogle Trethewey still stands, and is the home of the M.S.A. Museum.
The first part of this multi-stage cache will bring you to the Sylvia Pincott Heritage Habitat Garden where you will be looking for an information plaque.
Once you find the plaque, use the information on the plaque to fill in the blanks to discover the coordinates for Stage 2.
N 49° A.(664-B)
W 122° (C-10).(322-D)
where:
A= Last 2 digits of year
B= Anniversary number
C= Day of month
D= Month number
Once you are at the second stage of the cache, you will be looking for an information board that will help you to determine the coordinates for the actual cache location.
Use the information to fill in these blanks to find the final coordinates.
N 49° E.(B+10)7
W 122° F.GE
where:
E= Last two digits of year reversed
F= First two digits of year minus one
G= Number of wives he had
Good luck
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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