Railroad Remains Traditional Cache

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TinySuperman: Replaced too many times; time to say goodbye

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Hidden : 4/23/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A quick pick up along the Manhan Rail Trail; please use stealth. BYOP

Typical of many New England towns, Easthampton, Massachusetts was a factory town with a large number of antediluvian mills—primarily textile mills.  These complexes provided steady, well paying jobs for the residents.  They also provided lucrative traffic to the railroad.

Easthampton’s industrial base was so extensive that it was served by two competing railroads—the New Haven Railroad’s Canal Division and the Mt. Tom branch of the Boston &  Maine Railroad.

Prosperity reigned in Easthampton right up until the mid 1970s.  In 1974, the PennCentral Railroad—successor of the New Haven Railroad—had over 4,000 cars a year terminating in Easthampton.

By the late 1970s, however, changes in environmental laws and relocation of businesses to places like North and South Carolina, brought about a shift that made the mill buildings in Easthampton largely dormant.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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