When you visit the posted coordinates you will be on historic
ground. The main road, Highway 101 was known as the
Buncombe Turnpike, an early toll road and stagecoach
route from Columbia, SC to Asheville, NC, and was most likely an
early Indian trading path from Columbia area to North Carolina
mountains. The crossroad, now known as Workman Road was
old Georgia Road, a stagecoach route from Anderson,
SC to Spartanburg, and was also an early Indian trading path from
Virginia through the area. The brick home on this intersection,
built in 1811 for Sterling Lenoir Westmoreland was called
“Hurricane Tavern.” The Tavern was conveniently
located for travelers’ lodging, food, and entertainment operated by
both Sterling and Zadoc Westmoreland.
Near here, the Cashville, SC Post Office opened for
business on November 16, 1821 (closed on October 4th, 1866) with
Zadoc F. Westmoreland as the first postmaster.
Fifty four (54) residents called Cashville home in 1895.
Ten years later, S.V.Brockman sold the Hurricane Tavern and 82+
acres to his son-in-law Clarence Hix Workman.
The Hurricane Tavern grew into the Workman family
home. In the following years several buildings were added near the
house including a mule barn, chicken brood house, Delco house
(generator for charging batteries for lights), and a clothes
washing shed.
The “Cashville Mercantile Co.” store was started
by S.V.Brockman who later sold half interest to his son-in-law
Clarence Hix Workman along with the Hurricane Tavern.
Soon after, Cashville became a thriving rural community due largely
to the efforts of the Workman family. Behind the store the family
added a privy, a chicken house, sweet potato house, pig barn, and a
large grain warehouse. On the opposite corner is the “Murray”
cotton gin building and a cotton seed warehouse. To the west across
Workman Road are a flour and corn mill, peach packing shed, peach
stand, blacksmith shop, cotton bale warehouse, and two identical
tenant houses.
Cotton was an important crop in South Carolina and Spartanburg
County was once the largest cotton-growing county in the State.
Cotton and later peaches led to the growth of the Cashville
community. BONUS QUESTION: Where does the name
“Cashville” come from?
To find the final cache hidden in plain sight somewhere in
Cashville determine the total value of the letters in the
second word on the large sign high up on the building at the posted
coordinates (XXX) and multiply by the number of letters counted in
the first word on the same sign (X). To determine the FINAL
coordinates subtract the answer (in the form of .XXX) from N 34°
48.965 and subtract the answer (in the form of .XXX) from W
082° 09.004.
The combination lock on the ammo box can be opened by the year
(XXXX) that Clarence Hix Workman purchased the Hurricane
Tavern property.