K & P Ticket - GODFREY Traditional Cache
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A small round lock and lock hidden in a winter friendly location
One of 26 caches placed along the Northern section of the K & P trail. As you go along, watch for clues in many of the caches! These clues will help you find two more bonus caches ("K & P Ticket - KICK" (GC4BF9H) and "K & P Ticket - PUSH" (GC4BFA0))
ABOUT THE STATION THAT THIS CACHE IS NAMED AFTER:
When the K & P was first built, Godfrey was the end of the line for a time. The first train ran from Kingston to Godfrey in 1875. The nearby community at that time was known as Deniston, but for railroad purposes the stop was known as Iron Ore Junction, or more simply, Ore Junction. This was because of the branches that led to the nearby iron mines, which were listed at various times as the Zaneville mine and the Glendower Iron Company.
Next the station was called Bedford, but this became Godfrey in 1906. The name of the community had become Godfrey some years before this, named in honour of Chester Godfrey, who had given the land on which the village was built.
HISTORY:
The Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K & P) was a Canadian railway that operated in eastern Ontario. The railway was seen as a business opportunity by business people in Kingston, Pembroke, Montreal and New York. It would support the lumber (especially pine lumber which was in high demand across Canada and the United States) and mining industries, as well as the agricultural economy in eastern Ontario.
Incorporated in 1871, the K&P was intended to run from Kingston to Pembroke. By 1884, approximately 180 km of mainline and sidings had been laid, reaching Renfrew where it ceased after 12 years of construction. The K & P never did reach Pembroke. On January 1, 1913, the K & P Railroad officially became part of the CPR. The line was gradually abandoned beginning in the 1950s, with the last operating section from Kingston to Tichborne closing in 1986. The K & P is affectionately remembered as the Kick and Push railroad.
PARKING:
If doing these caches with someone else, I would suggest leaving a car at the far end of this series of caches and parking the other at the beginning. The order you do these caches is not important. If doing them on your own, then I would suggest you park where the trail crosses 132 south of Renfrew. That way you can pick up more water/food when you pass by. All three parking areas are quite safe.
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