As a puzzle cache, the given coordinates are not correct. Since
page coordinates have to be within a couple of miles of the final
cache, this is a meaningless spot on the bridge over Patrick Henry
Lake.
As northeast Tennessee was settled, cities were usually created
along transportation routes – primarily railroads. Their
names changed over time. See if you can match up the prior names
with the current city. And yes, I have added a couple of outliers
to increase the difficulty.
The micro container is a magnetic hide-a-key. The actual hide is
meant to be easy park and grab.
The cache is at:
North AB CD.EFG West HI JK.LMN
where the letters are the numbers for the corresponding match in
the below puzzle.
Example:
| Digit |
Historical Name |
| 3. |
Zollicoffer |
| Letter |
Current Name |
But when or where |
| Z. |
Bluff City |
During the Civil War |
Therefore "Z" would be a "3" as Bluff City was briefly known as
Zollicoffer when the Confederacy controlled the town.
So figure out these:
| Letter |
Current Name |
But when or where |
| A. |
Bluff City |
second official name |
| B. |
Gray |
when railroad was built |
| C. |
Johnson City |
1859-1861 |
| D. |
Kingsport |
Netherland Inn area |
| E. |
Johnson City |
first called around 1777 |
| F. |
Bristol, TN |
first name |
| G. |
Bluff City |
first name |
| H. |
Johnson City |
1857 time period |
| I. |
Bristol, TN |
second name ~1852 |
| J. |
Kingsport |
very early name |
| K. |
Bluff City |
third name |
| L. |
Kingsport |
downtown area |
| M. |
Kingsport |
Rotherwood area |
| N. |
Bristol, VA |
|
From these old town names:
| Digit |
Historical Name |
| 1. |
Buladeen |
| 2. |
King's Meadow |
| 2. |
Haynesville |
| 2. |
Peace Island |
| 3. |
Middletown |
| 3. |
Sapling Grove |
| 4. |
Choate’s Ford |
| 5. |
Christianville |
| 6. |
Gray Station |
| 7. |
Blue Plum Station |
| 8. |
Boat Yard |
| 8. |
Johnson's Tank |
| 9. |
Rossville |
| 9. |
Union |
| 0. |
Neva |
| 0. |
Goodson |
Since gas is still high and to be a steward of the environment,
here is the
geochecker link.