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Hidden : 4/4/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

FREEPORT, CALIFORNIA

Seems like just a bump in the road! More like a little bit...a little bit of early Sacramento California history!

FREEPORT, CALIFORNIA
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

— Unincorporated community —
Freeport is located in California

Location in California
Coordinates: 38°27'43?N 121°30'06?W? / ?38.46194°N 121.50167°W? / 38.46194; -121.50167
Country United States
State California
County Sacramento County
Elevation 18 ft (5.5 m)

Freeport, California' is located approximately 7.5 miles south of downtown Sacramento on California State Route 160. Freeport lies on the eastern banks of the Sacramento River in Sacramento County. According to the city limit sign entering town, Freeport had a population of 125 people as of 2000 and an elevation of 18' above sea level.

Nearly all goods traveling to Sacramento and the Gold Rush came by boat from the Bay Area. In the early 1860s businessmen grew tired of paying taxes at the Sacramento Embarcadero (port). In 1862 Freeport Railroad Company was created with the idea of building a new port that was free of taxes. Hence “Freeport.” The idea was to build a railway that bypassed Sacramento connecting with the Sacramento Valley Railroad at a midway point between Sacramento and Folsom. The newly formed town boomed for three years with populations reaching 300-400[1].

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

GUVEQ cnegl YVAR & 6 gb Frr! XRRC LBHE SRRG SVEZYL BA GUR TEBHAQ NAQ QB ABG PYVZO naq JNGPU LBHE FGRC SBE BOFGNPYRF!!

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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