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Little Sure Shot Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/19/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is a family-friendly PNG for those local or traveling on Route 33.  Please check out the description for the short historical nod to the first female superstar of the United States.

Remember to be courteous and replace it as you found it.

Enjoy the rock formations or just the story.


Welcome to Annie Oakley Road.

The Wild West performer Annie Oakley, whose actual name was Phoebe Ann Moses or Mosey, was born in 1860 in neighboring Ohio.  Annie was able to trap animals at a young age, and by age eight to could shoot and hunt well enough to support her siblings widowed mother. She joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1885 and wowed audiences with her skill.

Although she was only 4 foot 11 inches, "she could shoot off the end of a cigarette held in her husband's lips, hit the thin edge of a playing card from 30 paces and shoot distant targets while looking into a mirror. She would also shoot holes through cards thrown into the air before they landed, inspiring the practice of punching holes in a free event ticket being referred to as an "Annie Oakley." http://www.biography.com/#!/people/annie-oakley-9426141#a-wild-west-star

Annie was obviously an advocate of firearms and believed women shoudn't be left out of the experience.  She said: "I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns as naturally as they know how to handle babies."

 


congrats to audimaniac on the FTF!

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