This road, formerly an Indian trail which paralleled the coast, was used by the Spanish and British. In 1778 it was traveled by Revolutionary soldiers who marched against Fort Tonyn. The first mail service south of Savannah was established over this road in 1763. Later it became a regular stagecoach route.
At Coleridge, a short distance north of the present Waycross Highway, Job Tyson maintained a tavern for travelers along the post road. it was the only hostel between the Altamaha and Satilla rivers and was a regular stagecoach stop.
* Note: the cache is not located at the listed coordinates.
The coordinates are for the Gazebo. Please park in the little roundabout for the Informational Gazebo. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE to the stages.
The Cache
Stage 1: Locate the Gazebo, inside on one of the posts there are some numbers on a marker that says “POLICON” . You are looking for the numbers below this word.
THEY ARE (ABC-DEF-GHIJ) .USE THESE NUMBERS TO FILL IN THE PUZZLE
N JB° 4A.B2C W 08G° 2I.H44
Stage 2: Find a really neat historical marker that explains some history of why this road is here.
USE THE YEAR THAT THE ROAD WAS ESTABLISHED AS “OPQR” AND THE YEAR THIS PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED AS “STUV”
N 31° 4R.OUP W 081° 2R.TQ8
* Please be respectful of this property. This cache is located outside of the establishment. Please pull off of the main road into the parking lot to retrieve this cache. Once you have located the cache, PLEASE return the stamp and ink pad back in the cache. As with any other cache please hide back as found. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CACHE FROM LOCATION
Geocache placed with permission.