GC3ARY7 Pickens History I (Unknown Cache) in South Carolina, United States created by hopelp

This cache has been archived.

CanyonGal9: In order to activate the new Pickens Sesquicentennial geocaching series, I had to archive this cache. Sesquicentennial #4 is within a tenth of a mile of this location . . . Please check out the new Sesquicentennial Series!! 8 locations coming in February of 2019!!

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A cache by hopelp Message this owner

Hidden : 3/8/2012

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Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

FIRST LOCATION: Garren’s Cafe Garren’s Café on Main Street began as the Keowee Bank in the late 1800’s.During the Great Depression, the building sold and became a café.It exchanged hands one time and is still open today.Come capture the feeling of a quaint small town.

1.A = 3rd digit of year in which Keowee Bank was built
2.C = 4th digit of the year when Garren’s café opened

This is the first historical geocache for downtown Pickens. You will go to three historical locations and obtain clues to build the ultimate longitude and latitude coordinates, which will take you to your final and destination. All four locations are within walking distance of each other.

Your ultimate location is:

N 34 52.ABC and W 82 42.DEF

HISTORY: In 1828, Pickens District was created from the old Pendleton District and named for Revolutionary War Brigadier General Andrew Pickens(1739–1817), who was also a US Congressman for South Carolina. The town of Pickens soon developed on the west bank of the Keowee River and grew there until 1868 when Pickens District was divided into present-day Pickens and Oconee Counties. Land was selected for the Pickens County Seat, and some residents dismantled their homes and moved fourteen miles east to the present location. The town of Pickens was incorporated in 1868. Pickens is located in the northwestern part of South Carolina, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 20 miles west of Greenville. The 2010 population of Pickens was 3,126 according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

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)