Butler Branch R.R. aka Eel River R.R. Cache Traditional Cache
elementgalaxy: Due to a disability I am unable to maintain this cache and will be discontinuing any active Geocaching participation.
Butler Branch R.R. aka Eel River R.R. Cache
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There are very level grass areas primarily used as field entrance but suitable for parking.
Be considerate, and if fieldwork is going on please park well out of the way.
The cache is a small camouflaged lock & lock container.
This cache is hidden along the right away for the former Vandalia Railroad and later as the Eel River Railroad, thus it was also known as the "Eel River Route" or "Eel River Line".
Early History: The first attempt to construct a railroad along the Eel River was by the Toledo, Logansport & Northern Rail Road in 1856, however was unsuccessful. In 1872 the section between Denver and Auburn was opened, On October 18, 1873 the section between Auburn and Butler was completed. The entire line opened in 1874, completed by the Detroit, Eel River and Illinois Rail Road. The company was reorganized in 1877 as the Eel River Railroad.
Abandonment: As the Vandalia line, the track gave purely local services, and business declined, as did the quality of the rail line. With an embargo placed on the line between Auburn and Butler due to poor conditions, abandonment of the line began in 1954 with complete abandonment by 1977.
Today the landscape still allows you to see where the Ole Eel River Line existed and a section in Logansport and one in South Whitley have been converted to Rails To Trails.
Please replace the cache as found for all to enjoy.
Please log everything in and out of the cache as well as on line with Geocache.
As of 9/24/2010 cache had to be relocated a few feet coordinates have been officially update and are correct.
In celebration to the new location and reactivation a new traveler has been added: As always come log and enjoy!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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