Hemingford Walkabout #1 Traditional Cache
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Hemingford Walkabout #1 In city park. The cache is a bison tube - please just screw off the bottom and leave the top in place. Bring a pencil to sign the log book. Be sure to record the first 2 numbers of the North coordinates for the bonus cache!
The Hemingford Walkabout is a series of caches placed in the village of Hemingford, NE. They were originally a set of multicaches, but I decided to add a couple more and have each one stand alone. To find the “bonus” cache, you will need to put together the coordinates which are found at the other 6 caches. I suggest you find them in order. For a nice 3 mile round trip walk, park at the first cache and walk to the rest - the caches circle back to the beginning. All of the caches are located on city or county property. Watch for muggles! Depending on the time, day and activities there could be a lot around. Enjoy your day discovering Hemingford! Hemingford was first settled by Canadian immigrants in the summer of 1885. A town company was organized in 1886 and land was sold to the Lincoln Land Company, which formally platted the townsite. The cluster of frame and sod buildings was named in honor of HemmingsFord, Canada, the settlers' former home. Much of Hemingford's early history involved the location of the Box Butte county seat. After the county was created from southern Dawes County in 1886, the courthouse was built in rival Nonpareil. Later, in an 1890 election, Hemingford secured the prize with the backing of the Lincoln Land Company, whose goal was to promote the community's growth. County offices remained in Hemingford until 1899 when voters designated Alliance the permanent county seat in still another bitterly-fought election. The courthouse was moved on the Burlington railroad from Hemingford to Alliance. This area became noted for the production of alfalfa seed and potatoes. In 1930, 1,893 carloads of potatoes were shipped from Hemingford and the town was known as the "Potato Capital of the World." Today, Hemingford remains an important agricultural center for the northern panhandle.
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