Welcome to the ABA (Abingdon to Bel Air) walking trail. This trail is loosely designed after the WNW (Westminster to New Windsor) Trail, but much shorter. Along this trail, you can find a dozen or more caches. The puzzles are very, very easy, and local GeoCachers may not have to look up very many answers on the Internet. All questions can be answered by accessing information readily available on-line. Have fun! Be safe, particularly when crossing the road! The trail is approximately 3.5 miles – walkable in a couple or three hours, though the preferred method for most cachers is probably to solve all the so-called puzzles and to take two cars, dropping one at one end of the trail and driving the other to the other end. A considerable portion of your walk will be on sidewalks, or on low traffic roads. Many of the cache containers are of the same type, so you'll usually know what to look for.
Map of Abingdon - 1878
This cache's location is N 39° 31.A’ W 76° 20.B’. Find the values of A and B by choosing the right answers:
Which family started the new town of Abingdon, the town on the hill, by laying it off into streets and lots?
A) The Bush’s (817) or the Paca’s (883)
B) The post road passing through Abingdon was the main highway between the North and the South. The views were amazing, and resources, such as water, were prevalent. The outlook for Abingdon to become a large town were excellent. That was the reason Abingdon was chosen to host the site of Cokesbury College. Who laid the corner-stone and preached the foundation sermon? Bishop Asbury (620) or Dr. Coke (558)
