Traders Oak Cache Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

West Texas Reviewer: Cache Owner (CO) has not responded, so the cache is being archived to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking new cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace this cache sometime in the future (not to exceed 10 days from the date of this entry), just contact me (by e-mail), and assuming it still meets the current Guidelines, I will consider unarchiving this cache.

Please be advised this is not a guarantee that this geocache will be unarchived. Many factors will go into my decision. The most important of which is how you responded to geocachers who tried to communicate with you regarding the problem(s) with this geocache hide and how you communicated with me, the West Texas Reviewer.

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Hidden : 7/21/2002
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This site has been a place to trade for over 150 years! Now it is our turn as Geocachers to continue the tradition.

The coordinates above will take you to a plaque in front of the most awesome oak tree you will ever see. Please take a moment to step under this tree to enjoy it's beauty and historic value for yourself.

Just a bit of history:

A. F. Leonard and his wife, Mary Ann, brought their three young daughters to this area of Texas in 1845. They were accompanied by Mary Ann's parents, Ambrose and Susanah Medlin Foster, and several other family members. These pioneers from Platte County, Missouri, were part of a group known as the Missouri Colony. Some of them were charter members of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church.
From 1849-1853, Leonard and his partner, Henry Clay Daggett, operated a trading post located a mile north of the military camp, Fort Worth. Their store, located in a live oak grove, was a center of community activity.

You are now standing in that live oak grove. To find the cache, substitute the letters for the numbers below.

The first year mentioned on the plaque _ _ _ _ as A B C D
The second year mentioned on the plaque _ _ _ _ as E F G H

The cache is at N32.C6.CBG and W097.ED.DHA

The cache container is small, so bring only small items.

Since the sign at the tree is still missing I'll post what it said. But you still have to do the number substitution!

Henry Clay Daggett & Archibald Franklin Leonard established a trading post on this site in 1849. The first election in Tarrant County was held under this tree in 1850 and Birdville voted the first county seat.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng gur onfr bs bar bs gurfr njrfbzr bnxf

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)


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