AGT-Warren-Warren & Tidioute Railway Company Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

miatabug: The cache is gone and there is no point in placing a new one here as Deefield Township or Warren County decided that the old railroad viaduct wasn't good enough anymore.

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Hidden : 10/16/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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The geocache hidden at the posted coordinates is a regular geocache, however, it is also part of the Allegheny GeoTrail (AGT), a publicly funded project designed to promote a pleasant and positive experience and image of the Allegheny National Forest region and its gateway communities. The AGT utilizes the growing interest in geocaching to assist both residents and visitors to the area in learning more about the unique attractions in the ten participating counties. This cache contains a unique self inking rubber stamp which you should use to stamp your Allegheny GeoTrail Passport to verify that you found it. When you have found a minimum of six AGT caches, you will be eligible to have your AGT passport validated and receive a commemorative AGT trackable geocoin at participating locations. You must have your official AGT passport with you when you find this cache in order to stamp it. Click on the Allegheny GeoTrail Logo below to visit the AGT website at www.alleghenygeotrail.com for complete details and a listing of participating locations where you may pick up and validate AGT passports to receive your souvenir geocoin, trackable at www.geocaching.com .







Old railroads dotted this country side in years gone by. Many were built to recover oil and/or timber from the regions of the Allegheny Geotrail. Some were built to serve long-gone industries. Some were just built to move people during a different time. Today most of those old railroads have faded away into the past. The Warren and Tidioute Railway Company is a one of those long, gone railroads.

Beginning in 1861, The Warren and Tidioute Railway Company was fed by growth in nearby Tidioute during an early oil boom. Like nearby Pithole, the boom did not last for long. The railroad traded hands seven times between 1861 and 1895, including a foreclosure sale. Its last owner was the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Company. Other than a few discarded ties and occasional still standing structures like this viaduct, the railroad has no remains.

The cache is at the viaduct, but it is not necessary to crawl down near the water to reach this cache. The walk at the trailhead is steep until you reach the railroad bed. Your walk to the cache will then be flat. This cache is placed on State Game Lands so always wear orange during hunting season.

This cache is a replacement cache for AGT-Warren-Old Railroads and contains the same stamp as that cache. This is a new hide in a new location so everyone is welcome to return to this area again.

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