GC1MC88 Bath, Intersections full of History (Traditional Cache) in West Virginia, United States created by LisaandDarin

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Hidden : 2/3/2009

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**NOTE** Original Container Replaced with NEW Style, Same Size hidden in a Larger Host.
Please use Great Stealth as you will be in FULL VIEW of any Travelling Muggles or the Nearby Neighbors and a watchful eye from a fellow Geocacher

Please replace as found and make sure the lids are closed and the Host is shut.

An Intersection of History
In 1776, the Virginia Legislature responded to a petition from more than 200 individuals who wanted a town around the springs. They established Bath, still the official name of the municipality which has been known to the world since the 1780s by the name of its waters — Berkeley Springs. To this day, Berkeley Springs is not an official entity other than a postal address and a state of mind.

In the summer of 1777, more than 100 lots were laid out and sold at auction, the revenue going to Lord Fairfax who kept a spring and a few lots for himself and his nephews. George Washington purchased two lots and other colonial notables were sprinkled among the more than 70 original landowners. The dimensions of lots in the town have varied only slightly since that initial land sale.

At the following coordinates you will find the Dutch Cemetary

N 39* 37.409
W 078* 13.690

Palatinate Germans, called Dutch from the translation of Deutsch, migrated south to Berkeley Springs from Pennsylvania.

Lots 1 and 2 of the original town plat were set aside by the trustees in 1777 for a German church and two other houses. There is no indication that any structures were built. It was variously known as the Dutch, German or Lutheran Cemetery.
The body of Doctor Samuel Crawford, victim of a postwar lynching in 1876, was buried there. In 1888, two men reported seeing the ghost of Crawford standing over his grave in the old Dutch graveyard.
There was a move in 1917 to move the few bodies interred here to Greenway Cemetery just south of town along 522 so the land could be available for development.
No action was taken. Gravestones have been restored in recent years.

Perched on the hill overlooking the cemetery is the Community Services Building which was originally constructed as Bath District High School in 1918 on the grounds of Mt. Wesley Academy.
It is typical masonry design of the period with decorative brick patterns, limestone base and architrave.

The ballfield uphill from the building was the exact location of the academy.

The United Way, Red Cross, Senior Center and the Boys and Girls club now occupies the building.

The Italianate Victorian on the hill beside the former Bath District High School, recently operated as a bed and breakfast, It was constructed by Dr. John Hunter for his family in 1875. The unusual board and batten siding is original.

Just below these structures and along Martinsburg Rd. ( Route 9 East ) at the Intersection with Green Street, there once stood a tiny structure.
(visit link)

It opened as a gas station in 1934, a period when car service business were springing up throughout town.

It has been since removed and replaced with a Beautiful flower bed.

Near this flower bed is where you will locate this cache.

No need to disturb any of the trees or flowers, the cache isn't in them

Inside you'll find a Log and stash note. SWAG and room for TB's and coins.
NO writing utensil inside so BYOP.

We will see if you will have practiced your stealth tactics.
This is a busy Intersection and I have placed this in the most muggle free area available but great stealth will be needed. Also, ... there is a local cacher within eye sight distance checking out your stealth techniques.
During after school hours many of the youth from the Boys and Girls club are all around.

Parking can be found at the Cemetery coordinates and a short walk to the cache.

** CAUTION ** as always when caching with young ones near traffic – Be aware of where your children are at all times.

*** Congratulations to dfox52 for his 3rd FTF !!!! ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg sbe gur Oveqf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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