Welcome To Clinton Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Chuck Walla: Greetings from your Community Volunteer Reviewer,

I see that you have not responded to my reviewer log about your cache, by posting a note to your cache page to tell me and others of your intention to address the issue with it.

No response tells me that you are not planning on replacing or repairing this cache. Therefore, I am archiving your cache.

Sincerely,

Chuck Walla
Community Volunteer Reviewer
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Hidden : 9/13/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a busy highway but there is parking very close to ground zero. Please be watchful of muggles and re-hide well. Cache contains logbook, pen, and some swag. FTF gets their choice.

This is our first hide.

WELCOME TO CLINTON

The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E. Blake, decided to locate a town in the Washita River Valley. There were many obstacles for Avant and Blake to overcome in forming Washita Junction. A feud erupted between the men and the nearby town of Arapaho. The leaders of Arapaho knew that a new town so close by would take away from their businesses. They tried hard to stop Washita Junction from developing. Also because of governmental stipulations that an Indian could sell no more than one half of a 160-acre allotment, the men made plans to purchase 320 acres from four different Indians to begin the small settlement of Washita Junction.
Congressional approval for the sale was granted in 1902 and Washita Junction quickly developed. The first businesses were the townsite office, a newspaper called the Custer County Chronicle, and the First National Bank Building. Washita Junction grew very rapidly as the major railroad stop for Western Oklahoma. Due to this railroad access, the town soon earned the nickname, "Hub City." The postal department refused to accept the name Washita Junction for the new town. Therefore, "Clinton" was chosen in honor of the late Judge Clinton Irwin.
Clinton also benefited from the presence of U.S. Highway 66. Today, cross-country generally passes Clinton to the south on Interstate 40, but Clinton remains a popular tourist stop as one of the largest cities in Western Oklahoma between Oklahoma City and Amarillo, Texas. Much of the old U.S. 66 route that passed through the city is now designated as an I-40 business loop.

This cache was placed with full permission from the City Manager.

Congrats blackdogsdad on the FTF !!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n zrqvhz fvmr pnzbrq pbagnvare.

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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