BCRT #1: Barns Full of Hay Multi-Cache
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BCRT #1: Barns Full of Hay
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Welcome to the Bellefonte Central Rail Trail Geocache Series. This
3-stage cache will have take you along the abandoned Bellefonte
Central Railroad between Waddle and I-99/220, which has been
converted into a rails-to-trails path for hiking, biking, and
horseback riding.
Beginnings of the Bellefonte Central
Railroad
"The Bellefonte Central Railroad superseded the Buffalo Run,
Bellefonte and Bald Eagle Railroad, which began operations as an
iron ore carrier in 1886. The 19-mile BRB&BE was built
primarily to haul iron ore from deposits near Strubles, just west
of State College, to a large furnace at Bellefonte. When the
furnace closed, the BRB&BE fell on hard times. It was
reorganized by a group of its bondholders in 1892 as the Bellefonte
Central. These bondholders then became stockholders in the new
company. Corporate offices were in Philadelphia, where most of the
stockholders lived. The company’s shop and enginehouse were
at Coleville, just outside the Bellefonte borough limits."
--Excerpted from 'Bellefonte Central Railroad - Historical
Summary' by Michael Bezilla and Jack Rudnicki
The cache should take you just over 2 miles to complete from State
1 to the Final, and for the most part the path is easy, level and
well maintained, but some bushwacking might be necessary at each
stage.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Stage #1] Gnemna'f rzonexngvba
[Stage #2] Gurgvf' fgevpxra Fba
[Final] Fgrir ZpDhrra'f rfpncr
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