Francis Tate Farm Traditional Cache
PlumNuts: Too much damage has been done to the foundation. I have decided to archive this cache but keep the barn as a waymark. For more information use the following link.
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3YC2_Francis_Tate_Barn
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(micro)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
In 1902, Francis Tate, an English emigrant, established a dairy farm on this site. His majestic barn was constructed using local red pine in a mortise and tenon construction on a foundation of local "hot pot" rock. The Tate Barn's unique architectural form and magnificent setting has been a well-recognized icon of the agricultural heritage of Heber Valley. It became a park of Wasatch Mountain State Park in 1961. Since then, the barn continued to be used for agricultural purposes, but eventually fell into disrepair, finally succumbing to heavy snow in the winter of 1996.
A committee of local citizens, public agencies, civic organizations, contractors, suppliers and philantropists, led by the Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park, was organized to reconstruct the barn. Completed in January 2002, it was a fitting entrance to the site of the Winter Olympics venue here at Soldier Hollow.
The barn and its surroundings will continue to serve the public as a focal point of the history and heritage of Heber Valley for generations.
Please remember that this barn is a Historic Icon in the community. Several of the "hot pot" rocks cemented into the foundation are loose and will slip out easily others will not. Do not destroy the foundation or I will remove the cache and keep the barn as a waymark only.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pybfr gb gur fbhgurnfg qbbe
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures