SX#1 Dam That Creek Traditional Cache
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This Cache is placed as part of the 2016 New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 76 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 40 or more will be eligible to receive a commemorative, unique, and trackable geocoin. The first 100 people to find 40 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com New for 2016 – NYS Parks Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge!! 10 caches found in the Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Sara-Cap Challenge! This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item. This cache is placed in the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, NY. The site is open from sunrise to sunset daily. The Visitors Center is open May 1st-October31st - closed Mondays and Tuesdays The original crossing of the Schoharie Creek for the Erie Canal when it opened in this section during 1822 was actually through the creek waters. A log dam was constructed in 1821 by contractor Col. John Littlejohn, and when the canal opened there was the East Guard Lock that controlled water flow into the canal on the eastern creek bank. On the opposite side of the creek was Lock 19, a six foot lift lock. The dam raised the water level in the creek by about eight feet. The dam was in constant need of repair or rebuilding from 1822 to 1845 when the Schoharie Aqueduct began its service carrying barges *over* the creek. During times of low water in the creek, some of the remnants from the dams can be seen. For more information, visit: http://friendsofschohariecrossing.blogspot.com/2014/12/dam-that-creek-erie-canal-dams-of.html
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