Welcome to the American Tobacco Trail, a 22 mile rails-to-trails greenway. The northern terminus of the trail is in Durham near the Durham Bulls Baseball Park and and the southern terminus is in New Hill, and it winds its way through Wake County, Chatham County, and Durham County.
The former railroad corridor on which the American Tobacco Trail is located was originally developed as the New Hope Valley Railroad. The original rail line (now under Jordan Lake) began construction in the New Hope valley in September of 1905 and was completed in October 1906. In 1974, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers relocated the rail line to higher ground in preparation for the building of the New Hope Dam and Reservoir, later known as Jordan Lake. Due to mergers, the new line only saw a few trains and the rail line was abandoned in 1979.
This series of train themed geocaches takes you on a hike, bike, or horseback ride along a 6 mile section of the trail that lies in Wake County.
Answer the following question to reveal the actual coordinates for the geocache.
In what year did the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enter into a relocation agreement with the Durham and South Carolina Railroad?
- If 1969, then N 35° 47.114 W 78° 55.345.
- If 1982, then N 35° 47.114 W 78° 55.445.
- If 1957, then N 35° 47.114 W 78° 55.545.