History of Bristol-"It's a Gusher!!" Traditional Cache
History of Bristol-"It's a Gusher!!"
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This is the second in a planned series of caches highlighting little-known historical spots around town. Bristol was founded in 1785 and has a long and interesting history. We were amazed to find out some of these facts and thought it would be fun to place caches in these areas. Unfortunately, a lot of cache locations are located near busy streets or shopping centers. The cache location was placed as close to the historical spot as possible but keeping in mind safety issues.
A little known fact is that in the early 1900's surface oil was discovered on Stafford Ave. in Bristol. In May 1903 an oil well was drilled with a 72' derrick in the vicinity of 572 Stafford Ave. No significant oil was discovered and by November 1903 it was shut down. This is a very busy street and few places to hide a cache. The cache location is placed a little farther down Stafford Ave. BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON STAFFORD AVE. NEAR THE CACHE PLEASE PARK ON NEARBY JEWEL STREET AWAY FROM THE CORNER AND WALK ON THE SIDEWALK TO THE CACHE. During the summer months the area next to GZ is a little overgrown but totally accessible to reach in and grab the cache without putting your hands in any leaves or bushes.
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