Small Town USA
Every geocacher discovers their fair share of small towns while out riding back roads or on the way to grab some caches. Some of these towns you miss just by blinking. Others are far larger and booming than ever imagined. Some more quaint than others. Some vivacious and rich with life and historical roots to boot. Some, you honestly don't even know if there is a dot on the map for.
As usual, while out riding the roads towards caches, we hastily skipped right through this tiny little town of McKenney, Virginia. Before we realized it, we were pulling a 180 to stop off at a local joint just to give it a try.
While waiting on our food, the though crossed our minds that many of these small towns go unnoticed and wondered if a cache nearby would bring folks in. Not that there is much at all to McKenney, VA, but it did deserve a cache, if only to get fellow cachers to eat at the local spot here, or jump across to the convenience store that used to be the towns main grocer.
So, we skipped up to the worker and asked if he'd be alright with us placing this simple P&G. After a little explaining, he was all too happy for us to place this film canister nearby.
And there you have it! Just a P&G to bring you to this one horse town. Now, for the history and currency of McKenney, it truly is Small Town USA! Unlikely known for anything, McKenney, is the home of Montrose, a historic, beautiful farmhouse, and the birthplace of Roger Atkinson Pryor, a controversial politician in favor of secession during the Civil War period. Aside from this, McKenney was just another dot on the map along the once well-traveled Route 1.
Almost certainly McKenney locals would be able to share more than any research could ever provide, but the point is that every Small Town deserves a little notoriety every now and then!
Very easy P&G next to this great food joint! Enjoy!
Please place back snuggly so it doesn’t go missing!