Geocaching is so much fun for so many different kinds of people, and everyone enjoys it in their own way. But, what if you're physically handicapped, and good field puzzles really aren't an option? What if you're an avid daily streak cacher, and your car ends up in the shop, or you're on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean, or you're really sick or injured, and you can't get out of the house / hospital? What if you're stuck in your house because your neighborhood streets are flooded AGAIN with all this rain we've been getting, but you still want to go caching? Well, this cache is for you! Heck, this cache is for anyone and everyone, here, there, or anywhere! Your two options for obtaining the final coordinates for this cache are as follows:
1) PHYSICAL OPTION: Get outside and enjoy the area! Physically visit each of the waypoints noted below and deduce the answers from your discoveries and field notes.
2) GOOGLE STREET VIEW OPTION: Use the attached pictures and Google Street View to find your answers. Of course, you're going to get the same history lesson and get to see the same sights as if you were actually physically visiting each waypoint. Of course, you can derive your answers for each digit using only one option, or portions of both options.
The Cache is located at: N 29o AB.CDE' W095o FG.HIJ', where
DESCRIPTION UPDATE 4/16/18 - For answers A, B, and D: The original City of Katy Historical Marker was removed for the renovation of Old Downtown Katy's Streets, so you'll have to get your answers from the attached picture.
A = The year the Post Office (and thus the town) was established = (the sum of those 4 digits) divided by 6. (It should be pretty obvious what this digit is).
B = In what year did William Eule initiate the locality's major industry, rice? 189B.
C = At the City of Katy Railroad Park (N29o 47.175' W095o 49.282'), there is a two digit number painted on the side of the caboose. That number is 7C.
D = Until what decade did the Karankawa Indians hunt buffalo on this site? The 18D0s
E = At the First United Methodist Church Historical Marker (N29o 47.389' W095o 49.271'), in what year was the land secured from W.E. & R.M. Cash and L.C. Luckel? 190E
F = At Katy Heritage Park, the white building at N29o 47.460' W095o 49.579', F = the number of letters in the middle word labeling the building.
G = At The Katy Times (N29o 47.387' W095o 48.751'), there is a 4-digit number on the sign. G = the sum of the first two digits.
H = At Thomas Park (N29o 47.291' W095o 49.510'), on the bottom-right of the sign H = the number of letters there should be in the last word on the sign (blurred out on Google Street View, a couple letters physically missing at the time of this cache's publishing). [Hint, see also the City of Katy Historical Marker.]
I = At the First Baptist Church of Katy Historical Marker (N29o 47.008' W095o 49.175'), On what day did the Rev. T.L. Scruggs lead the first offical meeting of what would later become the First Baptist Church of Katy? November 2I, 1898.
J = At the City of Katy Municipal Complex (N29o 47.260' W095o 49.390'), there is a 3-digit number on the building. J = the first digit.
I hope you enjoyed your tour of Old Downtown Katy , TX. Depending on the popularity of this cache, I may do similar ones in the surrounding areas in the future. Please let me know what you thought of it in your log.