Historic Kent Bonus Mystery Cache
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To find this cache, you must have found the Historic Kent Adventure Lab, completed all the stages and taken note of the bonus information. The information needed for this cache is different than the information needed for the Lab Caches. Not sure what a Lab Cache is or how to view it? That's because you need a seperate app. The app is still made by Groundspeak and it is connected to your Geocaching account. You can ONLY log a Lab Cache through this app. Wherever you download your apps from, search for Adventure Lab.*********************************** *********************************************************** Depending on which carrier you have for cell service your service may be spotty. Cache may be snow friendly depending on what you consider snow friendly. Cache should be easily findable in a few inches of snow. We would say that anything over 3 or 4 inches it will be harder, over a foot of snow you probably will not find it. Why do I write this, because there is a attribute for snow friendly and though this may not get found in a foot of snow it can definitely be found in a few inches so we are not really sure how to mark the attribute. Please do not post any pictures of the cache or how it is hidden. The final location of this cache highlights another early industry area of Kent. Commercial activity in this location included cider, grist, and saw mills in addition to a substantial iron producing industry. The local company store was a thriving business and bustling gathering place where teams constantly arrived and departed. The iron industry played an important role in early Connecticut history. Operating both in Kent and the village that was part of this location, the Kent Iron Company's iron furnace, two forges and a puddling works converted cast iron to malleable iron. Most of it was modified into a variety of implements, such as crowbars, wagon wheel rims, and agricultural instruments. Remains of the second forge, a stamping works, are still visible at the southern end of the park. Because these processes required vast amounts of charcoal, by 1848 all original timber had been used. Only at this time was a committee formed to prevent the waste of wood. Eventually, competition from larger Pennsylvania mines forced this furnace to close in 1865. Many years later, the National Park Service established a Conservation Corps Camp at the park and much site improvement work was accomplished. (credit:https://www.ct.gov/deep)***************** Congratulations to MathAdams on FTF for the Historic Kent bonus cache and the Historic Kent Adventure Lab.
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