Pardon Me Boys, Is that the VARNVILLE CHOO-CHOO? Traditional Cache
GeorgiaTreasureQuester: When checking on the cache, I decided to archive. It has been here over 12 years. Now someone else can place a cache in this area. Thank for enjoying this geocache.
Pardon Me Boys, Is that the VARNVILLE CHOO-CHOO?
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In a very well kept Town Park. A great place for a picnic.
In my opinon, this town park and caboose are by far the greatest
around.
I'd like to offer thanks to the Hampton County Chamber Board,
Varnville's Town Administrator, The Mayor of Varnville and the
person who donated the caboose to the Town. Thank you all for your
assistance and approval of this geocache. A special thanks to Ms. M
T of the Hampton County Chamber of Commerce for all of her help
with my request.
The first to find will find (within the log book) an unactivated
2007 CITO coin.
When the Port Royal and Augusta Railroad was built, Dixie Station
was established where a road from Hickory Hill community crossed
the tracks. Shortly thereafter, A. McBride Peeples laid out a town
on the south side of the tracks straddling the road to Hickory
Hill. The Varn brothers had a sawmill on the north side of the
tracks and sold the Right of Way for the railroad. Soon the Town of
Varnville was born. Varnville's post office opened in 1872.
The history of Varnville is intertwined with the logging industry,
agriculture and the railroad. The town seal was designed to
incorporate its history visually. A Palmetto tree recalls the trees
planted along the railroad by Varnville citizens under a Works
Progress Administration program during the Great Depression of the
1930's. It is flanked by the inscription Pro Bono Oppidi Nostri,
loosely translated "for the good of our town or our people." At its
bottom, the railroad tracks, timber being sawed, logs, and pulpwood
represent the town's origin and economy.
Keeping true to the railroad roots. A caboose was donated to the
town of Varnville. You can visit this gem and find a geocache. What
could be better?
Congratulations to Mad Cat for being FTF
Sometimes the coords seem to lead cachers right to the cache, other
times they are lead elsewhere. I just wanted to add a note to let
everyone know that you do not need to search on the ground, in the
flowers, in the bushes or under the gazebo. Hope that helps.
June 22, 2009 - A fellow cacher told me that there is a
wasp nest near the cache location. Please be careful while caching
(and reaching.) There may be wasps present until winter freezes
them out.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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