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03 BGW - Bridge Abutment Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/3/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A walking tour of Smithfield through the Buffalo Greenway Walking and Biking Trail will share information regarding the history of Smithfield. Please take the time to visit the actual locations for more information.


Brochures for the walking tour will be found the ammo can at the 01 BGW – Masonic Lodge cache.

Most of the caches are large green bison tubes hanging at various heights to protect them from flooding that occurs periodically.  A note on the cache page will alert you to a different type of container.

03 BGW - Bridge Abutment:

John Allen built the first of many bridges about 1786, and travelers had to pay a toll to cross. In 1865, fleeing Confederate soldiers burned a covered bridge on this site to slow the movement of Union forces, and county commissioners later contracted with African-American merchant Bryant Alford to rebuild it. The covered bridge remained in use until 1907.

Until a turnpike was built in the 1870s, heavy rains frequently caused flooding such that travelers had to wait for someone to come on a boat to convey them across.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)