GC1YHMX Stange History (Traditional Cache) in Nebraska, United States created by palser

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Hidden : 9/11/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Short walk from shoulder of road..

Strange History-

As I started a little research about this wagon I stumbled on some interesting facts about it’s history.. It’s a long story but just hold on a bit..

First a little about Bridgeport. As everyone knows the town has a big blowout in the summer months named Camp Clark Days. Much like Oregon Trail Days in Scotts Bluff County.

With that said, history owes it’s start to the Lewis and CLARK Expedition. As they returned they passed thru Bridgeport and had a stop for the birth of Mr. Clark’s daughter. With the mother being the traveling companion of Mr. Clark named Pocahontas. Their daughters name, Moca Hontas Clark.

Later Mr. Lewis was having a little rendezvous with Ms. Pocahontas and a year later she gave birth to a boy named Sonn Hontas Lewis. As a side note Moca and Sonn formed a partnership with the Sioux Tribe and made lounging shoes for sale to the tourists that would later tour the Black Hills. Their shoes were named , aptly Moccasin’s.

Moca and Son later had two children of their own. One after the Clark’s namesake and one after the Lewis side of the family. Their names were Dick Clark ( You guessed it, of American Bandstand). And the other Jerry Lee Lewis. Yep the ‘Rocker’ himself.

Well we now have to go back to merry ole England where a lad started a rock group to be part of the British Invasion of Rock and Roll.. Named, you guessed it, The Dave Clark Five. Well on one of their appearances on American Bandstand they traced their common lineage w/Dick Clark and great rejoicing and the Rocker himself joined in the fun.

The Dave Clark Five came out to Bridgeport and traced their ancestral roots and made homage with a concert and this is what has made Camp Clark Day so famous.

Back to the wagon.. this was the equipment wagon for the group and as you can see by it’s condition it was no longer capable of making any more miles with any load at all. So it was suggested they rent a Volkswagen bus and make their way up their ancestors original route called the Oregon Snail. Slow going along the Snail, but they had many markers and tourist stops to help them along the way to California.

P.S. The Dave Clark Five did detour to the Black Hills only to find they are still selling Moca and Sonn’s lounging shoes.

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