This cache is one of 10 caches of the Cache in on Brentwood History placed by the Brentwood Historic Commission. The series features many of the Historical Interpretive Signs placed around Brentwood. Discover some of the fascinating history of Brentwood. The caches are hidden in Brentwood City Parks. If you are participating in the series, be sure to sure to download and print your passport. Don’t forget to record the secret code found in the lid of each geocache, on your passport for validation. All caches begin with the series name CBH followed by a location specific name. The Brentwood Historic Commission hopes you enjoy the series!
Most Parks are open dawn to dusk but check specific Park hours. Follow Park hours-NO NIGHT CACHING.
Cache Type: 3 stage multi-cache. You must answer the questions below to obtain the needed information for the next coordinates and the combination lock to the cache. A pencil will prove useful as you gather information for the combo lock. If you trade for items from the Geocache, remember to trade items that are of equal or greater value. When approaching the geocache site start looking as there is distance variances in different GPS devices. Ample public parking.
Imagine stepping back in time 186 years ago as you look at this log house. It would have been a busy house hold. There would have been laundry hanging on the line, smoke coming out the chimney, food cooking, children playing on the grounds, parents tending to the livestock and planting food for harvesting. What else would you see?
Historical Description: No Brentwood family has been more active in community affairs than the Sneed family, and few have been in Brentwood longer than the Sneeds. James and Bethenia Sneed came to Brentwood in 1798 and built Sneed Acres, a home which is still inhabited by the descendants of the Sneeds. They had twelve children and three of the children built their own significant homes: Windy Hill; Brentvale Farm; and Foxview, all located at one time on Old Smyrna Road.
This log cabin, Brentvale, was originally located on Old Smyrna Road in Brentwood. It was built by William Temple Sneed in 1830 using huge logs from trees found on the property. Who was William Temple Sneed? He was the seventh child of James and Bethenia Sneed. His home was later enlarged with logs from another old home and has withstood the test of time over 186 years. William Sneed raised a family of seven children, including Dr. William Joseph Sneed, a Confederate physician. Dr. William Joseph Sneed served with a Union physician George Hubbard and both were instrumental in founding Meharry Medical College and Hubbard Hospital in Nashville, both well-known African-American medical facilities.
Brentvale was owned at one time by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gatlin. When they sold their property, they donated Brentvale to the City of Brentwood and it was moved to Crockett Park.
Stage 1 N35° 58.875 W086° 46.179
Proceed to the posted coordinates. Walk all around the house including the attached small building and keep your eyes wide open so you can answer the following questions.
Look carefully!
- How many chimneys do you see? _____=A
- How many panes of glass are in the sidelights of the front door? _____ =B
- How many doors do you see in the building? _____ =C (Hint: One door doesn’t have a door knob)
- How many windows are on this building?___ Add those 2 numbers together ____=D
Sumcheck A+B+C+D=19
After you have answered the above questions, use the information to fill in the letters with the above numbers in the following coordinates equation.
N35o DB.B70 W086o C6.A37
Stage 2: N35o DB.B70 W086o C6.A37
Proceed to the coordinates found in Stage 1.
Answer the following questions for additional information of how to proceed.
- How Many times did Robert Carothers marry? _____=E
- True or False: The barn at the Cool Springs house is believed to be the county’s first distillery.
If the answer is TRUE your final set of coordinates are N35o 58.912 W086o 46.209
If the answer is FALSE your final set of coordinates are N35o 58.016 W086o 46.990
Stage 3
Answer the above True/False question correctly and proceed to those coordinates.
The code to open the lock is ACBE
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