Tour de Fuquay-Varina - Fuquay Mineral Springs Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

PinkDolphin: I have given this one a great deal of thought over the last several weeks, and since I am unable to put it back into place myself I have decided it may be time to let this one go. Thank you to all the cachers who have found this over the years.

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Hidden : 2/27/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not a posted coordinates.

What you will find at the posted coordinates is a plaque with some information about the springs.

FUQUAY MINERAL SPRINGS

family discovered the mineral spring while plowing farmland along Neil’s Creek in the late 1800's. Although rights to the spring were given to ten men in 1860, no sale of water was made. People did visit the spring to “take the waters” however from that time through the late 1920’s heyday. Because of the belief that mineral springs had medicinal qualities, hotels and boarding houses sprang up surrounding the spring site and along nearby streets to accommodate daily and long term visitors.

Local citizens enjoyed the spring and weekend “dancing” took place in a pavillion located just west of the covered gazebo. Major crowds congregated on the Fourth of July and Easter Monday requiring the town to hire extra police.

The Fuquay Mineral Springs Corporation marketed the water both at the spring and via rail/mail demijohn sales. Hotel guests were provided pitchers of water in their rooms; however, most took several walks across to the spring as social exercises.

(history courtsey of Shirley Simmons)
(photo Linda Waterman)



To obtain your north coordinate (XXX) subtract 1066 from the year Stephen Fuquay discovered this natural spring while plowing his field.

To obtain your west coordinate (YYY) subtract 902 from the year a Gazebo over the spring itself stood on the site.

You will find the cache located at:

N35 34.XXX

W078 47.YYY


EDIT: As of April 20, 2017 this is a stand alone cache as the puzzle final was archived.

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