Bridges of Atchison County # 59 Traditional Cache
Bridges of Atchison County # 59
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We trust you will enjoy the bridge series. They were put out for you to find. We hope it helps you building your collection of smileys. If you find any cache in need of a little TLC, please feel free to give it the care it needs. I would rather have you help it than have to take it out, until we can repair it. Thanks for your help and thanks for coming and finding our caches, we hope you find them all!
We decided to do a series of some of the Bridges of Atchison County. No, we don't have covered bridges, but we do have some pretty neat old bridges, and some new ones. We hope you enjoy visiting some of them. While placing these caches, we came upon deer, buffalo, coyote, rabbits, and one ole hoot owl, that was telling me all about the area or told me to get out, I don't know which.
You know the drill: Not all of the roads in Atchison County are paved or gravel. Some of the roads are dirt roads,use caution, if the dirt roads are wet - DO NOT ATTEMPT!
It was in September 1864, that General Sterling Price, created great consternation by an attemtped invasion of Kansas, which ended in his defeat on the border by the Union forces, aided by the Kansas State militia. At the time Price started north his march through Arkansas and Missouri, Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis commanded the Department of Kansas, which included Nebraska, Colorado and Indian Territory, in addition to Kansas. General Curtis had about 4,500 men, all of whom had been employed in protecting the frontiers of Kansas and Colorado, and the Overland Mail Route. At this time General Curtis was near Ft. Kearney, operating against the Indians. Up receipt of word announcing the movements of General Price, General Curtis was recalled and reached Kansas in September. A few days later he received word that 3,000 rebels were marching on Ft. Scott, and advised Governor Carney, to call the militia into service. Constant reports of a conflicting nature were spread from day to day, regarding the movements of General Price,but the first point to be attacked was Pilot Knob.
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