This Letterbox Hybrid is part of a series of caches dedicated to the reminiscence and admiration of Roseville’s early dwellers. It is part of a series called CACHE OUT IN ROSEVILLE.
Prior to 1865, Roseville had no schools of its own. Area children had to be taught at home or go without any formal education. The family Bible was the principal textbook. Commencing in October 1865, classes were held regularly in Tom Dudley’s barn near present day Sixth and Vernon Streets. The first school’s teacher was A. Nash, who received a monthly stipend of $55 plus board for his services. Enrollment grew, but it was not until 1872 that a permanent school was built, when a one-room school building was built at the corner of Atlantic and Grant Street. A new $2000 brick building followed in 1879 to house the upper grades.
The school census of 1908 reflected the impact of the community’s rapid growth. There were now 313 children attending classes; and in 1910 that figure rose to 695. Existing school facilities, consisting of two one-room school houses, were hopelessly inadequate. A bond election was passed by a huge margin (90%), allowing new schools to be built. (Information from: “The Story of Roseville, California – Milestones and Memories,” by Leonard M. Davis)
This letterbox-hybrid cache, called READIN’ WRITIN’ & RITHMETIC, is near Roseville High School, which was established in 1912 --- and recently celebrated its 100th year of operation. Bring your own stamp to join the other stamp impressions in the log. Beginning coordinates will put you at the parking area where your journey will begin.
- Walk to semi-circular driveway. Continue on to the street where you entered. Using the crosswalk on your right, cross the street over to the other side of Berry Street. Be cautious of approaching cars on this curve.
· Going in a south-west direction, walk over another parking entrance and continue down the sidewalk.
· Pass 8 yellow tubular barriers.
· Pass a sign that says, “Technology Services”
· Pass a large drive-thru arch on your right with the head of a tiger displayed on top.
· Continue down the sidewalk until you pass a stop sign in the corner vicinity.
· Follow the curving sidewalk around to the west until the sidewalk ends.
· Now take a new concrete path that heads towards the direction of the school.
· Pass the flagpole.
· Travel next to the 6 yellow bumpy rectangles embedded next to concrete.
· Continue another 30 feet to the center of the school entrance. Admire the architecture and all the learning that has transpired in this location for the past 100 plus years.
· Now retrace your steps back to the corner with the stop sign. Now you will be going into new territory.
· Taking care again, cross at the crosswalk in an easterly direction toward the other side of the street.
· Turn north and walk along the sidewalk in front of the set-back house with the iron fence in front.
· At the end of the fence, you will see a huge serpentine rock on the corner, the state rock of California.
· Just beyond the rock is an asphalt-paved street. Turn east on that street and head down to the white barrier with an “END” sign posted on it. (Make note of a street that heads to the north just before the barrier. After you find the cache, you can walk up this street to return to the original parking coordinates.)
- You are almost there. Go to the left side of the white barrier. Gaze ahead and look for a burnt-out stump about 15 feet in front of you. Access ground zero from the right side and go around the back of the stump.
- Cache is located between the stump and a large rock, covered with branches.
Hopefully you brought your stamp and you can stamp the log book. If not, just draw something and sign your name. Rehide well.