Canoe The Westobou Traditional Cache

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Lowdollar: The container is missing, not replacing, thanks to all who hunted and found, and my apologies to the DNF's

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Hidden : 5/20/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a micro hidden for the The Savannah River Paddle Event on 5/21/2011. The cache is accessible by boat only. It will be difficult to get to but an easy find.
A good launch point is the ramp below the locks at Phinzy swamp




Long before there was an Aiken County or even an Augusta, GA., there was a small settlement perched on a high bluff overlooking the mighty Savannah River. That small spot on the South Carolina side of the Savannah river between Horse Creek and Hollow Creek was known as Savanna Town
Savanna Town actually took its name from the Savanna Indians, a roving band of Shawnee who had settled on the bluff - not from the Savannah River - which was then called the Westobou. The Westo Indians, a warlike tribe, lived in a village on the Westobou in the vicinity of present Augusta, GA.
Since 1674, when Henry Woodward established trade with the Westos, European trade with the Indians thrived. Then war broke out between the Westo and Savanna Indians, and by the end of the war, the few remaining Westos left the Beech Island area and the Savanna Indians inherited the English trade.

The Westobou River then became known as the Savannah River after the Savanna Indians and has remained that way ever since.

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