Skip to content

Sometimes you need to reflect Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

New York Admin: Regrettably there has been no response from the cache owner placing me in a position where I must archive this cache. Caches archived by a reviewer or HQ staff for lack of maintenance or failure to respond can not be unarchived.

More
Hidden : 4/26/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

Whether walking or driving through Dobbs Ferry, there is a lot of history and scenery to take in and reflect upon!


Dobbs Ferry, NY is full of history and was an important location during the American Revolutionary War. It served as a rendezvous point for the British, and later on in the war, became the spot where General George Washington set up camp. If you take the time to reflect on this history, you will find out the following: "In July and August, 1781, during the seventh year of the war, Continental Army troops, commanded by General George Washington, were encamped in Dobbs Ferry and neighboring localities, alongside allied French forces under the command of the Comte de Rochambeau.[7] A large British army controlled Manhattan at the time, and Washington chose the Dobbs Ferry area for encampment because he hoped to probe for weaknesses in the British defenses, just 12 miles (19 km) to the south. But on August 14, 1781, a communication was received from French Admiral Comte de Grasse in the West Indies, which caused Washington to change his strategy. De Grasse's communication, which advocated a joint land and sea attack against the British in Virginia, convinced Washington to risk a march of more than 400 miles (640 km) to the Chesapeake region of Virginia. Washington's new strategy, adopted and designed in mid-August 1781, at the encampment of the allied armies, would win the war. The allied armies were ordered to break camp on August 19, 1781: on that date the Americans took the first steps of their march to Virginia along present-day Ashford Avenue and Broadway, en route to victory over General Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown and to victory in the Revolutionary War." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_Ferry,_New_York) If you are searching for this geocache, you will find yourself one block away from where General George Washington marched his troops down Broadway to Ashford Avenue. All I can keep saying to you is take some time, reflect, and good luck to you in finding the cache!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Juvyr vg bayl fabjf va gur jvagre, guvf pnpur vf urer nyy lrne ybat!

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)