WV Civil War Trail Zone 3 - John Brown Hanging Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 7/28/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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ExploreWV
Civil War Geotrail
Zone 3

John Brown's Hanging


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It has been said that all good things must come to and end. The Civil War Trail will come to that end on October 31, 2014. Thanks to all that have visited the many wonderful caches.

This 1836 Jefferson County Court House in Charles Town was the site of John Brown’s trial. Brown was arraigned on October 25. On the 26th, the charges of treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, inciting slaves to rebel, and the murders of George Turner, Fontaine Beckham, Thomas Boerly, Heyward Shepherd, and Luke Quinn were place.

This is a very easy 3 stage multi that can be walked (5 blocks) or driven to each location. The final 2 stages are within a block of each other so you can park for stage 2 without moving for stage 3. The first 2 stages will involve gathering information to solve for the final location.

Stage 1: N 39° 17.153 W 077° 51.389; You will start at a location just off of main street Charles Town where you will find plenty of parking. This location is the hanging location of John Brown. You will find 2 signs at this location. You will be using the sign just inside the fence for your information. Read and discover the following number: How many militiamen were under the command of Col. John T. Gibson? It is a 3 digit number (XXX) that you will need to determine the West coordinates. Take some time at this site to learn more about the hanging.

Stage 2: N 39° 17.354 W 077° 51.583; This will bring you to the court house where the trial of John Brown occurred. You are looking for a rock in front that has a date on it. You will need the day (2 digits AB) not the year. Take some time to explore the history of this area. There are signs in the front and on the sides that talk about the trail and has other information related to the court house’s history.

Final stage 3: N 39° 17.4AB W 077° 51.CDE; XXX - 267 = CDE.

The final location is near the Jefferson County Museum where for a small fee you can see many more items related to the civil war and even see the wagon used to take John Brown to the hanging site.

 What better way to celebrate our 150th birthday, learn about our involvement in the Civil War, and explore the beautiful State of West Virginia than to launch a statewide geotrail?

ExploreWV is happy to be launching our fourth series, with cooperation with the WV Division of Culture and History and the WV Sesquicentennial Commission. We have divided the state into five zones. Each zone contains 15 geocaches placed on or near historical Civil War sites for a total of 75 geocaches. In order to earn a geocoin for each zone, geocachers must find and document eight of 15 caches per zone. These geocoins have been created in the shape of each zone, meaning that if you are fortunate enough to be one of the first 140 geocachers to complete each zone and receive all five coins, they will form the State of West Virginia. As a bonus, a sixth geocoin was created to commemorate the state’s 150th birthday: be one of 75 people to complete all 75 caches in this series to receive this special coin.

In order to claim a geocoin, geocachers must take ONE sticker from each cache and place it in an official playbook. WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE. Once eight caches have been found, geocachers may proceed to the corresponding hotel located in the zone and receive your geocoin. All addresses are located within the official playbook.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Only 140 geocoins for each zone were created. Please be aware there is a possibility that you may complete a zone but not make it in time to receive a coin for your efforts.

 We hope you enjoy learning about the significant role West Virginia played in this monumental war. It has been a privilege to create this challenge and share some great history with you!

Special thanks go to davee-n-cachincarrie for helping place this cache!

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