Ghost Towns of Dade County - Pilgrim Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/13/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a small container camouflaged to match its hiding spot. It contains only a log, so please BYOP. You will step across a small ditch to retrieve this cache, but you do not have to cross the fence.
Note: Please use extreme caution when crossing the railroad tracks in this area- there are no signals. Look and listen before crossing!

I can remember going through Pilgrim on fishing trips to Turnback Creek with my Grandparents when I was very young. At that time there was still an operating general store in the town. The store was operated by a man named Norman Jones, who was a life long resident of the area. I believe the store closed in 1970, and at that time it was well on its way to collapsing.

Pilgrim was a small town located along the North side of Sinking Creek on the Frisco railroad. The town was originally platted into lots that extended up the hill north from the railroad, but all the businesses were built along the track frontage, which was named Water Street. I’ve heard that there was a depot there, but that it was little more than a freight platform. The old school was located at the top of the hill northeast of the depot and businesses. According to what Norman has told, a post office was established in 1890 when a man named Tom Reed submitted three names to the postal department, and Pilgrim was chosen from the list. The post office was closed sometime around 1905 when RFD was established in the area.

The actual old town site is about ½ mile north of the hiding spot (N37 21.442 W93 46.516). As you drive along what was Water Street, look on the north side and you can see the old foundation and what is left of the store. The ruins are easiest to see when the foliage is off the trees in the fall and winter. Again, please use caution if you cross the railroad tracks as there is no signal.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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