5 and 20 on the 5 and 20 #14 Traditional Cache
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5 and 20 on the 5 and 20 #14
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New York State’s Routes 5 & 20 had their start as foot trails established by Native Americans thousands of years before the American Revolution. In the late 1700s pioneers moving into Central New York, the Finger Lakes Region and the Niagara Frontier widened the footpaths to accommodate their wagons. 19th century turnpike entrepreneurs constructed roads of substance connecting the pioneer villages along the historic corridor. With the advent of the automobile these roads were modernized and took on the current designations of Routes 5 and 20, as part of the great 3,365 mile transcontinental Federal Highway that connected Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. New York’s historic and famous east-west corridor has not lost its allure for travelers.
Between 1925 and 1955, Routes 5 & 20 were the most traveled east-west highways in the New York State. This would change dramatically with the completion of the New York State Thruway in 1954. Competition would shift traffic patterns away from Routes 5 & 20, but only temporarily.
As we enter the 21st century, New York’s famous east-west corridor is once again getting the attention it deserves. It has been 200 years since the first turnpikes opened the wilderness of central and western New York to provide an avenue of travel for pioneers. Today those same routes take the traveler through beautiful rural vistas and charming historic villages – the very same sights seen by the travelers of the early 19th century!
There have been 20 caches placed along the 5 and 20. The challenge is to find at least 5 of the 20…get it?
Good luck.
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