There is nothing better than a good road trip: driving down the open road, eating at tiny roadside diners, going 150 miles out of the way to take a selfie in front of ... the Peachoid water tower! Oh Say, can you see … me with the world’s largest frying pan?
This geotrail honors those unique, odd, bizarre, fun, historic, campy, weird, and just downright interesting roadside attractions in North and South Carolina. The caches aren’t meant to be hard, it is a power-trail after all. None of the caches are hidden at the posted locations - but answer the question correctly and you will have a working set of coordinates. All of the hides are preform bottles.
The Poinsett Bridge was built in 1820 and is believed to be the oldest bridge in the South Carolina. It was named for South Carolina native and US Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett, who is also credited with brining the poinsettia flower to the United States. The bridge was part of the original State Road, a toll road that ran from Charleston through Columbia and on into North Carolina. The bridge is made from locally quarried stone, features stepped parapet sidewalls and has a 15 foot Gothic arch which forms the passage for Little Gap Creek. Robert Mills, architect of two Washington Monuments - the nation’s first in Baltimore, MD and grandest in Washington DC, may have designed the bridge. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Where is the oldest bridge in South Carolina?
A. Travelers Rest, SC - 484
B. Daniel Island, SC - 269
C. Chester, SC - 627
D. Isle of Palms, SC - 960