The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates but
you'll need to go there to get the information for the
final.
At the posted coordinates is a home built
in l877 by Albert G. Herr on land he inherited from his father,
John Herr Jr. The home was named Magnolia Stock Farms and they
raised cattle, trotting horses, and sheep. These are the same
"Herrs" for whom the nearby Herr Lane is named.
Albert married Mattie E. Guthrie and they
had five children: Aileene, Fannie Belle, Albert Gordon, James
Guthrie and Ada, who died young.
On April 15, 1891, Fannie Belle married
Winford B. Snook of Henry County at this location. The wedding was
attended by a large number of guests from the city and surrounding
county. After the ceremony, all of the guests were invited to
partake of the wedding meal.
What started out as a happy and fashionable
wedding occasion quickly turned to tragedy. It was only a few hours
following the meal when many of those who had eaten the food
suddenly became painfully sick. The symptoms were essentially
identical, and it was speculated to be some type of food
poisoning.
Sixty-five to 70 people who attended the
wedding became ill, some more severe than others. For the following
days newspapers reported on the conditions of those whose health
was still in danger as well as those who were
recovering.
Meanwhile the bride and groom had not been
heard from and were assumed to be enjoying their wedding trip.
However, unknown to their families, the groom became so ill when
the couple arrived in Cincinnati that they had to abandon their
trip. A few days later Fannie Belle sent a letter telling of
Winford’s condition.
A total of seven deaths were reported in
the first two weeks following the wedding. These included 2 aunts
and an uncle of the bride as well as the father of the
groom.
On April 19 Louisville newspaper The Critic
reported that the bride and groom were both dangerously ill in
Cincinnati. The saddest news came on April 30, 16 days after the
wedding. The groom, Winford B. Snook, had died. His grieving widow
returned to Louisville to be with her family.
Fannie Belle Snook remained in Louisville
and was listed in the Louisville city directories as the widow of
W. Snook as late as 1916. She remarried in 1917 to well-known
physician Robert Burns Waddy of Lexington. Sadly, however, Dr.
Waddy died only four years later. On Feb. 8, 1930, Fannie was found
dead in bed at the home of Mrs. S.D. Turner on Maxwell Street in
Lexington. Fannie was buried next to her deceased husband Dr. Waddy
in the Lexington Cemetery, both in unmarked
graves.
As for the final cache location, it
can be found at
N38 1A.B38, W085
3C.D61
A = First digit in address +
5
B = Second digit in address -
5
C = Third digit in address +
6
D = Fourth digit in address +
2
You are looking for a Rx bottle hidden in
typical fashion. Stealth may be necessary.