WCG - Beaver Creek School Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/26/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Washington County GeoTrail

WCG - Beaver Creek School


The Washington County GeoTrail (WCG) launched on Saturday, September 14, 2013. The Trail consists of over thirty-five (35) geocaches placed at points of interest all over the County. Caches will be found in National, State, County and Town parks as well as at museums, wineries, historical sites and places of natural beauty. A trackable geocoin was awarded to the first 500 geocachers who completed the Washington County Geotrail. The original allotment of Coins has been exhausted and new parameters to receive the updated Coin are below.

 To be eligible for the coin, GeoCachers may download the Washington County GeoTrail passport online at www.visitHAGERSTOWN.com or pick one up in person at the Visitor Welcome Center at 6 N. Potomac Street. Completed passports may be verified on site at the above address or by mail.

Please note the following Change. Washington County GeoCoins will be available for purchase at the Visitor Welcome Center for GeoCachers who log 20 or more caches on the Washington County GeoTrail. The cost of the GeoCoin will be $10. An additional $3.50 shipping charge will apply for passports redeemed by mail. For more information about geocaching in Washington County and the full complement of local amenities, the above links are your gateway to historically beautiful Washington County!

Participating in the WCG geotrail is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
WCG – Beaver Creek School

The Beaver Creek School Museum is operated by the Washington County Historical Society. The Society is headquartered at another Washington County GeoTrail site, the Miller House in Hagerstown. Also at the Miller House is the Jamieson Genealogy Library. The following description of the school museum is taken from the Society’s website.

The Beaver Creek School Museum is an historic two-room schoolhouse dating to 1904. The school was in operation until 1961 at which time ownership of the schoolhouse was passed on to the Washington County Historical Society with plans of turning it into a museum.

Today, visitors to the museum will find a recreation of a typical old-fashioned schoolroom as well as various other displays featuring late 19th and early 20th century items reflecting elements of life in Washington County.

Highlights of the museum include a workshop with a large number of tools; a cobblers station with tools and wooden foot-forms; a beautiful sleigh and several wooden children's sleds; exhibits of vintage toys and dolls; several military uniform items; women's clothing and hats; several musical instruments, including an 1840's hand-crank organ and a 1911 Edison record player; a large stove manufactured in Hagerstown; and a recreation of an early 1900's parlor.

On September 23, 2000, the Beachley Pavilion at the Beaver Creek School Museum was dedicated. The pavilion is named to honor the late Miss Catherine Beachley and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Louise Beachley. They were instrumental in obtaining the Beaver Creek School for the WCHS from the county commissioners and turning it into the school museum as we know it today. Mrs. Beachley donated most of the items in the museum room, including many from her family, the Funks.
The School Museum cache is a medium size Lock n Lock container. There is parking on site. Seek this cache during daylight hours only. Thank You.

The Washington County GeoTrail wishes to Thank the Hagerstown Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau for their timely and continuing assistance with this Washington County adventure.

The WCG also wishes to thank the following geocachers who spent countless hours in planning and deploying the caches – ALs Guide, Always Lost 00, Kitakima, LPYankeefan, nomaland, Snurt, tazscouter, and tiger77aam.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

TEBHAQ YRIRY HAQRE

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)


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