Silver Hills Part 2: Welcome to Silver Hills Traditional Cache
Silver Hills Part 2: Welcome to Silver Hills
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This cache is a green and black spray-painted pill bottle that is hidden in a spot with a great view. There is a wire attached to the pill bottle to help you wiggle the cache from its hiding place. There is a log, pencil, and a few small trade items in the cache.
"Silver Hills, rising majestically at the western end of New Albany, has always been a place apart from the city itself. In the earliest days it was the favorite haunt of adventurous youngsters and picnicking families, a shade-carpeted woodland dotted here and there with orchards and farm houses. Later, after the Civil War, the sound of hammer and saw echoed frequently along its quiet lanes as country homes were erected by New Albany residents seeking a retreat from the bustle of the industrial age that had come to the city. And then, in the early 1890s, a real estate boom developed that transformed Silver Hill into a residential area – now within the city limits – but still a place apart. Today Silver Hills is a blend of tradition and change. Incorporated into New Albany, it retains a strong community pride that is proud of past tradition, yet looks forward to progress in partnership with the whole urban area. And still it is Silver Hills – a place apart." ~Taken from the New Albany and Floyd County Public Library's excellent history of Silver Hills. If you would like to learn more about this historic neighborhood, read the article at this link: (visit link)
This cache has been placed near the Silver Hills sign on Spring Street Hill. As you search for the cache, remember to look over your shoulder and enjoy the view of the Sherman Minton Bridge, the bridge where Interstate 64 crosses the Ohio River, and downtown Louisville, who's skyscrapers rise in the distance behind the bridge. The bridge got its name from Sherman Minton; Minotn was the first and currently only Supreme Court Justice to come from New Albany, IN.
When searching for this cache, there is a small pull-off on the right side of Spring Street Hill road. Once you have located the cache, you will see that it is a fairly tight fit. There is a small wire attached to the cache to help you pull it out. When putting the cache in and out of its hiding place, be gentle so you don't break the container.
While parked here, I suggest going to find trackntrail's Vortex cache located nearby: (visit link)
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