Old Alton Multi-Cache
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You are looking for an ammo box hidden off of an infrequently used
equestrian trail in a Wildlife Management Area on Army Corps of
Engineer land. However, you must first figure out the coordinates
of the cache. This cache is a tribute to the early settlers of
Denton County. With that in mind, please bring items to trade with
a Texas theme.
Part I: Your journey begins at Old Alton Cemetery in Old
Alton, the Denton County seat from 1851-56. The log cabin which
served as a court house was a quarter mile south of the cemetery.
(It is not necessary to enter the cemetery to find the answers to
these questions.)
In what year was the first person buried in this cemetery?
(0. 1852; 2. 1855; 4. 1850)
Number of correct answer = u = ________ (0, 2, or 4)
In what year was the Texas Historic Cemetery Marker at the
cemetery dedicated?
(1. 1952; 3. 2002; 5. 1978) v = ________ (1, 3, or 5)
What is the year on the sign above the cemetery entrance?
(3. 1909; 5. 1885; 7 1851) w = ________ (3, 5, or 7)
Part II: Your journey will next take you to Old Alton
Bridge. The bridge was built in Cleveland, Ohio, and is the last
remaining bridge of its kind in Denton County. Recommended parking
for the bridge and the hike to the physical cache is at N 33
07.795, W97 06.232, accessible from immediately north of the new
bridge.
In what year was the bridge built?
(4.1910; 6. 1890; 8. 1884) x = _______ (4, 6, or 8)
What year was the bridge entered into the National Register of
Historic Places?
(5. 1957; 7. 1974; 9. 1988) y = ________ (5, 7, or 9)
The roadway surface on the bridge is (1. concrete; 3. asphalt; 5.
wood)
z = _______ (1, 3, or 5)
Part III: Complete the following using the values for the
letters determined above to find the coordinates to the final
physical cache:
N 33 0w.zyu W97 0z.xwv
We suggest you start at the equestrian trail entrance near the
benches in the park at the old bridge.
Be aware that there may be hunters in this area during hunting
season, which on project lands is limited to September 1 through
February 28. However, the only legal game are dove, quail,
squirrel, rabbits, and waterfowl using bow and arrow or shotgun.
Deer and hog hunting are prohibited. The hunting season for each of
these is only a small subset of the overall hunting season. For
more info see the
Hunting at
Lewisville Lake information page.
Initial cache items include bluebonnet seeds, miniature Texas
flags, Texas chill tie, Nieman Marcus cosmetic bag (or cache
goodies carrier??!), TI cd case, original soundtrack of "Texas, A
Musical Drama", Old Alton Cache buttons, a first finder's cache
button, a bookcrossing.com registered copy of Larry McMurty's
Lonesome Dove, and misc other items. Please continue the
Texas theme with the items that you trade. If the Texas
connection of your trade item is not obvious, please explain the
connection in your log. Creativity counts...after all, tall tales
are also a part of Texas!!
Thanks to Mr. Matt Kimmell of the Lewisville Office of the Army
Corps of Engineers for oral permission to place this cache.
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GeoVamp was the first to find and log this cache and enters
the
Al2000 and Code Poet Ring of Honor!
msdark was the second to find and log this cache and enters
the
Al2000 and Code Poet Bridesmaids' Brigade!
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Hint for Old Alton Cemetery:]Gur nafjref ner ba gur cyndhr naq nobir gur ragenapr. [Hint for Old Alton Bridge:] Ybbx sbe gur cyndhrf ba gur jrfg raq bs gur oevqtr
[Hint for final cache:] Haqre gur whavcre
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