Historic Fidler's Mill Traditional Cache

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Doctor Teeth: Greetings.

This cache appears to have some issues and in need of maintenance due to one or more of the following:

  • the Needs Maintenance attribute is set for which no action has been taken on your part to address
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  • the cache has not been found in quite some time

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Doctor Teeth
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Hidden : 4/18/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a magnetic hide-a-key cache. BYOP

The original mill built by Daniel Peck in 1821, was a small structure built on four posts along the Little Kanawha River. Purchased by William Fidler in the 1840’s, using slave labor to enlarge the mill and build a dam a short distance upstream, the mill remained in the Fidler family for the next 140 years. In 1942, a flood washed out the dam that supplied water to the mill and operations ceased.

At one time, Upshur County had numerous mills; however, Fidler’s Mill is the only one remaining. The mill still contains the original giant granite-like buhrs, imported in sections from France, wool-picking and wool carding machines.
Fidler’s Mill is located in Arlington, Upshur County, WV. The mill is open to the public on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m .to 4:00 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. For more information, please call 304.924.6112.

Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, Fidler’s Mill remains a treasured landmark in Upshur County.

Congratulations to WVHolly and WVRick on FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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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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