Mecklenburg Multi Multi-Cache
hkids4: This one has had a good run, but it is now time to open the area to other caches. All geo-containers, etc have been retrieved. Archiving now....
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(regular)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
This is a two-stage multi hidden in the wooded area close to the bike path on the Shepherdstown bypass.
From the Visitors Center:
Colonial settlers began their migration into the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley in the early 1700s. Many crossed the Potomac River at Pack Horse Ford, about one mile down river. The Colony of Virginia began issuing Valley land grants in the 1730s. In 1734, Thomas Shepherd was granted 222 acres on the south side of the "Potowmack" river, along the Falling Spring Branch (now known as the Town Run). From that tract he selected fifty acres and laid out a town. In 1762, the Virginia Assembly chartered the town of Mecklenburg. Thomas Shepherd was the sole trustee: he owned the town and was responsible for its government.
A second charter, which allowed for self-government, was granted in 1794. In 1798, the corporate limits were extended and the name was changed to Shepherd's Town. After the Civil War, the town's name was officially contracted to Shepherdstown.
Most of the town has been designated as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The rows of old houses are mostly intact, and the many fine homes and other buildings attest to the town's long history.
Stage one is a micro-sized container and is within easy reach. Stage two, a regular ammo can, is located a short distance away.
A tool may be required to extract stage one. Please take care to replace it and stage two exactly as found.
FTF prize included!! An unactivated FTF geocoin is in the logbook ziplock. Happy caching!!
FTF honors go to Major_Dad! Congratulations!!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr bar ersyrpgf gur arrq sbe pnhgvba. Fgntr gjb unf ab uvagf.
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures