FP Series #531 - Claiborne Wright Traditional Cache

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drives: Still a good spot and needs a cache, just not one of ours.
Bye Felicia
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Hidden : 2/27/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Five Hundred ThirtyFirst in the Famous People (FP) Series - Claiborne Wright
Just as the French had disputed Spain's claim to the area near the Red River, so also did American settlers. Claiming that the area was part of the Louisiana Purchase, American hunters and traders were active in the area by 1815, and by 1818 permanent settlement was underway at Jonesborough and Burkham's Settlement.

After traveling for six months from Tennessee on his self-made keelboat, the Pioneer, Claiborne Wright, his family, and his two married slaves, Jin and Hardy Wright, settled near Pecan Point in 1816, joining George and Alex Wetmoreqqv and William Mabbitt, who had settled in the area earlier that year.

By the mid-1820s settlers had begun to move out onto the prairies, and by 1833 James Clark had settled at the site of present-day Clarksville.

Although the early settlers seem to have regarded the area as a part of the United States, when the United States government refused to issue them land titles, many of these settlers turned first to the Mexican government and then to Arthur G. Wavell's agent Benjamin Milam in an attempt to obtain valid land titles. Still, they continued to send representatives to the Arkansas legislature.

When the Convention of 1836 met at Washington-on-the-Brazos, the Red River settlements were represented by Richard Ellis, Samuel P. Carson, Robert Hamilton, Collin McKinney, and Albert H. Latimer.

With the successful conclusion of the Texas Revolution, the United States relinquished its disputed claim to the area south of the Red River. If you're heading south, Welcome to Red River County. Bring a picnic basket and sit a spell. If you're heading north, stop for a minute to remember what it is you're leaving.

Information for this FP Series cache was taken from the Handbook of Texas Online. Thanks to 9key for placing the original cache here.
 GPSr Accuracy 10.3'

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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