GC4426X The Dogtrot Cache (Traditional Cache) in Georgia, United States created by RachelQuetzal

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A cache by RachelQuetzal Message this owner

Hidden : 1/7/2013

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a circular camoed container near a historic dogtrot cabin on a commercial thoroughfare. Extreme stealth needed. The cache is NOT on the dogtrot cabin or any of the nearby establishments.

The coordinates will take you to a two-story dogtrot cabin in downtown Roswell, Georgia. This circa 1830s cabin was rehabilitated and moved to its present location by Roswell mayor Jere Wood. The cabin is currently used as a law office. This house type is rare to find in its original form - many had their central breezeways enclosed at a later date. Enjoy the tangible history during your hunt!

The dogtrot house type is recognized as a historic house type of Georgia by the Georgia Historic Preservation Division. Common throughout the Southeast during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, the dogtrot house features an open breezeway between two rooms. This house type is usually only one room deep and one story tall. Typically, one room was used for cooking and dining while the other room was used as a private living space. Most dogtrot houses in Georgia were constructed in the 1840s and 1850s. The breezeway, a resourceful design suited to the hot weather of Georgia, acted as an early form of air conditioning. When combined with open windows, it created a natural system of cross-ventilation that cooled the rooms of the house. Lore holds that the dogtrot may have been named as such because the family dog would often trot through the central breezeway.

Visit http://georgiashpo.org/historic/housing for more information about historic house types in Georgia.

Congrats to GDM for the FTF!

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