K & P Ticket - MISSISSIPPI Traditional Cache
K & P Ticket - MISSISSIPPI
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A nice L&L with a real log booklet. May have to dig for it if lots of snow as it's lower than the other caches.
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:
Mississippi got its name from the nearby Mississippi River. For a long time, the K & P trains went no further than the river, so when the next section was begun, it was referred to as “the K & P extension”. At Mississippi Station, there was a caretaker-agent who served the K & P for 43 years. He also ran the store and was postmaster for the community. In the latter capacity, he achieved the distinction of being Canada’s oldest postmaster, having stayed on the job for 57 years. His name was William A. Geddes.
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, 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.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Sraprq va.