Vaughters' Farm is the last remaining dairy farm landscape in DeKalb County, which was once notable for its dairy farming industry. This barn was built by Mr. S.B. Vaughters in 1947. The family farmhouse is still standing across Klondike Road. Mr. Vaughters, who also taught vocational agriculture at Murphey Candler School, built the house in 1947 with the assistance of a seventh grade student. Up through the 1980s, Vaughters raised cattle for dairy and beef. He sold his last cow in 1997 and afterwards cultivated and sold hay. Today, Vaughters' Barn is an iconic landmark along the PATH trail. In early 2019, the National Heritage Area will complete a renovation of the barn to assure it is preserved for future generations to enjoy.
As you near the cache, you will pass a collapsing farm equipment storage shed, and just beyond the cache you will observe an aging farm trailer. These are abandoned and deteriorating remnants of a once thriving farm operation.
This location is a very popular spot for photographers who like shooting landscapes and portriats.
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Remains of abandoned storage building
Park at the provided coordinates and take the PATH trail until you reach the mowed Meadow Trail that leads to the barn and beyond. From the barn, use your GPS receiver to navigate to the cache.
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Cell service will be limited in various areas on the AMNHA Geo-Path. If you are using your cell phone, you can download the cache info to your phone and travel the trails using the offline mode.
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This nature preserve, like other Georgia woodlands, has ticks during all but the winter season. Take precautions that include wearing a hat, a long sleeve shirt, and long pants with legs tucked into socks. Wear light colored clothing for ease of spotting ticks, especially deer ticks that are the size of a pin head. Use bug spray with the chemical DEET and especially spray around the ankle area. Additional info for tick prevention measures.
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Come explore the Arabia Mountain PATH and earn trackable prizes along the way!
The AMNHA Geo-PATH is a geocaching program spread along the entire 30+ miles of the Arabia Mountain PATH hike/bike trail. We have over 60 geocaches just waiting for you to find.
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See additional waypoints for parking coordinates, points of interests and trailheads.
Each cache is classified in one of following series:
Arabia Mountain Adventures
Lands Less Visited
Lithonia's Historic Hike
Panola Mountain Pathways
Past and Present Passages
South River Stroll
Download the passports to collect the passwords:
Geo-Path Passport
Lands-Less-Visited Passport
Past and Presents Passages Passport
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