The Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour
Jefferson Patterson Park
The Chesapeake Bay, the great rivers that feed it, and the vast landscapes surrounding them are at the center of our nation’s story. More than 2,600 miles of designated water trails, 55 units of the National Park System, and scores of state parks, local parks, and wildlife refuges are found within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each takes part in conserving special places for visitors, residents, and future generations. The Chesapeake Bay region is filled with rich history and heritage, opportunities for education and science, and beautiful scenery suitable for explorers of all ages. Join us in discovering the Chesapeake region when you “Find Your Chesapeake” and take advantage of our beautiful treasure.
The Find Your Chesapeake (FYC) GeoTour launched June 9, 2018 with over 60 caches within Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania. and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 FYC caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from the Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour website. Geocachers must find and log at least 20 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport. After discovering the 20 required caches, geocachers may have their passports validated via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the FYC GeoTour is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
Multiple places within this park demonstrate continuous human use of the landscape over 10,000 years. Thousands of years of rich history took place in this area, including the development of Native towns and early farming to the 1814 Battle of St. Leonard Creek, the largest naval engagement in Maryland’s history. You can explore the history through one of the 70 archaeological sites and trails, acres of working farmland, restored farm buildings, and museum exhibits. Before you go, see if the American Indian village is open for you to explore.
The Geocache
This geocache is a two-stage mutlicache where the first stage is at an archaeological site. At this location you can learn about the many different items discovered in the remains of a colonial home. The many "loops" that can be found on the decking represent various pits or cellars within the floor of the home that once stood here. All of the answers can be found within these loops.
Find the loop with the image of the bottle on it.
- A = Last digit of the year that the bottle was made.
Find the loop with the image of a spoon on it.
- B = The number of letters in the type of spoon.
Find the loop with the image of a coin on it.
- C = the first number in the amount of artifacts found in this pt, PLUS the number represented by the Roman numeral found on the coin.
Find the two connected loops with the images of a jaw harp and a 2-tined fork on them.
- D = # of letters in the missing word in this sentence: "A homemade ______________ was found in this pit.
Find the loop with the image of a padlock on it.
- E = # of letters in the name of the second image found on that same loop.
Find the loop with the image of a pistol on it.
- F = # of pairs of pistols.
The coordinates for the final location are N38° 24.ABC, W76° 30.DEF
The checksum of ABCDEF is 28.
Thanks to QUE3NBE3 and BlurryFac3 for helping with this hide.
The grounds to Jefferson Patterson Park are open 7 days a week from 7:30 am until dusk except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The Visitor Center is open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm from March 1st until November 15th. The Visitor Center will be closed weekends from November 15th until March 1st. There is no fee for admission to the park grounds.