For this simple multi, you will first need to gather some numbers
from the information presented on site and then use those numbers
to complete the coordinates for the final, which is hidden in a
spot slightly further away.
The posted coordinates lead you to just one of the old homes you'll
pass while hiking the Farmstead Loop. Standing on the path and
looking at the front of the house, survey the scene. You'll
use this view to extract the numbers that are needed to determine
the coordinates for the final.
Coordinates for Final:
N 39* 17.A B C
W 077* 43.D E F
A = number of second floor windows
B = number of doors
C = number of chimneys plus one
D = the number printed on the wooden post plus two
E = number of cinderblock rows between the second floor
window and the white stone section beneath
F = number of first floor windows plus one
The final is a small lock-n-lock with room for small trades and
travel bugs tucked away within walking distance.
History of "Derry House"
(taken from the Blue Ridge Center's
website)
"Nobody knows exactly who constructed the first part of the house
commonly called the “stone house.” We know that it was
built sometime around the Civil War, or immediately after, based on
its design. Philip Derry bought a large section of what is now the
Blue Ridge Center property in 1811 from Ferdinando Fairfax, which
includes the land where the house now stands. Philip had been one
of the farmers leasing this property from the Fairfax family. His
son, George Washington Derry, had possession of the land from 1836
to 1903. Most likely the first phase of the house is in someway
connected to him. The property stayed in the Derry family
until 1930, when William Derry sold the land to Phillip Long. Some
historians believe that Long used the site as a meeting-house for
local worship services even before his period of ownership. Long
sold the land in 1948 to the Wortmans who were living at the Demory
house. Because of its presumed long time occupation by the family,
this house is sometimes called the “Derry house.”
This cache is placed within Blue Ridge
Center lands, which is a privately owned and funded park. Please
take the time to enjoy finding these caches but also respecting the
land which they allow us to explore.
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Ridge Center Visitation & Land Use Policies
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