Halifax 7 -- Weldon Traditional Cache
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Micro located in Weldon, NC, and technically part of the Canal Trail, but at this point, it runs along town streets. Part of the Halifax 7 series. This could be considered an "evil micro" unless you read the clue (big spoiler!).
Welcome to Downtown Weldon, NC, the Rockfish Capital of the World! Don't forget to enjoy the shops and take a stroll!
Rockfish, aka, striped bass, are extremely popular here. People come from all over to fish in Weldon during rockfish season in March, April, and May. Here at the cache site, you can view a mural in a unique location by Napoleon Hill depicting our rockfish friends!
Weldon is the fall line town on the Roanoke River (where the rocky land of the piedmont meets the softer soil of the coastal plain). There are rapids here, which made moving goods difficult. Eventually, the Roanoke Canal was built to help "batteaux" (special river boats) move goods up the river. Shortly after the canal was completed, the railroad emerged as the better transportation option. Four railroad lines merged to cross the river bridge at Weldon, and the Confederacy worked hard to keep this bridge open so goods from the port of Wilmington (in particular) could reach General Lee's army in VA. I spoke with a CSX Railroad employee who said that even today, this bridge is just as important now as it was during the Civil War.
Be sure to visit the nearby award-winning (for historic preservation) Weldon Library which used to be a passenger station. Passengers had to walk up stairs to board the train way up at the trestle level. There is a caboose in the parking lot to wander around in, which was the original placement of this cache, but it was too close to the tracks.
Choo Choo!
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Welcome to the Halifax 7 Series! Halifax County has 7 incorporated municipalities that basically ring the county over a fairly large area. Each town has its own unique downtown and character. Here's your chance to experience them all!
The caches in the series are (clockwise from Littleton):
Halifax 7 -- Littleton (visit link)
Halifax 7 -- Roanoke Rapids (visit link)
Halifax 7 -- Weldon (visit link)
Halifax 7 -- Halifax (visit link)
Halifax 7 -- Scotland Neck (visit link)
Halifax 7 – Hobgood (visit link)
Halifax 7 – Enfield (visit link)
Halifax 7 – FINAL! (visit link)
Each cache has a "CODE LETTER" written either on the inside of the lid or ON the cache container. Once you find all 7 caches, you will have 7 letters. Rearrange the letters to spell a 7-letter feature that is very important to Halifax County.
Log all of the 7 in the Halifax 7 series and get out there to tackle Halifax 7 -- FINAL!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pnpur vf abg va gur ghaary. Ybbx jurer gur ghaary naq tebhaq zrrg ba gur evtug fvqr bs gur ghaary. Lbh'yy frr n fvaxubyr. Purpx gur rqtrf bs gur pbapergr.
Treasures
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