Cradle of Country Music Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/18/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a camo-painted prescription bottle with room for a log and very small swag. BYOP. You might also want to bring a plastic grocery bag on which to kneel while retrieving the cache. The cache is placed near the Luttrell City Hall, and there is a monument here commemorating two of Luttrell’s famous sons.

Luttrell (visit link) is a historic Tennessee town boasting a population of about 1000. Kathleen Graves writes, “Luttrell was chartered as a city in 1925. Earlier known as Cedar Ford, the town name was changed to Luttrell in 1890. In the 1870 census the population of Cedar Ford was 808. The large number of residents was due to the opening of a marble quarry and a lime kiln, and later, in 1887, to the building of the Powell Valley Railroad, which ran through the town and served as a shipping point for the surrounding area. Luttrell marble was noted for its great beauty and, of course, durability. Both the Tennessee State Capitol and some buildings in the nation’s capitol have this marble in their structure. The rail line is now a part of Southern Railroad and Luttrell is once again the site of major industry” source, (visit link) . In the 2000 census, the population was 915, modest growth over a 130 year period.

What distinguishes Luttrell and the surrounding area, besides its marble quarry, is its musical heritage. Famous sons of Luttrell include Chet Atkins (visit link) , (visit link) , and Kenny Chesney (visit link) , (visit link) . Roy Acuff (visit link) , (visit link) , (visit link) was born and raised in nearby Maynardville.

Chet Atkins, a self-taught guitar player, was a very successful country musician as well as a music industry producer and entrepreneur. He developed his unique guitar style, picking bass with his thumb and the high and middle strings with his first there fingers, from listening to Merle Travis on the radio.

Roy Acuff had a long and successful career as a country music musician. He was so popular that in World War II, Japanese soldiers charging American positions often would scream "To Hell Roosevelt. To Hell with Babe Ruth. To Hell with Roy Acuff."

Kenny Chesney is a currently popular country musician, whose commercial success and popularity began in the early 1990’s, and continues today.

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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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