CTM: Chessie & Seaboard Multi-Cache

Historical Information:

Columbia became a major rail hub due to its central location and the ability to connect to many other cities like Augusta, Charleston, Camden, and Charlotte. The South Carolina Railroad company was the main provider of the area, but other lines came through the area. As the war approached rail lines increased at a rapid rate because the railroad was the quickest way to move troops and supplies. Columbia held many strategic targets like the Confederate printing plant, manufacturing plants, and the Palmetto iron works, but none were as important to Sherman as shutting down the rails to ensure the war would not spark anew.

Cache Information:

During the war there were not rail bridges here, but the importance of the rail to Columbia cannot be overlooked. Southern Rail, now part of Norfolk Southern, bought out SC Railroad. Seaboard Rail, now part of CSX operated a couple stations in Columbia after the war. The cache is a short walk down the river walk. Please make sure the cache is securely replace in it's hiding spot!

N 33 AB.CDE W 081 0G.HIJ

AB = Length of the Norfolk/Southern Bridge minus 1142
CDE = The year the Norfolk/Southern Bridge was built minus 1377
G = Year the CSX Bridge was built minus 1944
HIJ = Length of CSX Bridge minus 888