Traces of the past:
Fair Warning: At the time of hiding and maintenance all spider colonies have been relocated, but this is a very spider-friendly place.
Located at this geocache is the old schoolhouse of a ghost town: Duffau. It consolidated a while back and for some time, was used by the Hico School for the location of their Halloween Carnival. To the right of the old gym used to be the location for the haunted hayride, with carnival games and a haunted house inside.
Update* On 11/6/21 the Duffau Gym hosted the first event in almost 10 years. A live music night. It warms my heart as a local to see it being used again.
"Imagine my surprise when I saw the pictures of Duffau school, I had the privilege of attending the school in the early 50s.
I remember the water out of that stone tower, tasted like rotten eggs, and the mineral smell from the water nearly ran us out in the summertime.
The gym was built by the WPA, and we roller-skated inside during the winter.
I really didn't learn a dang thing in that school, but I still have friends there since I still live in this area.
- Thank you, Michael Flowers, March 05, 2004
You are looking for a Metal Box with a bolt as a latch.
Congrats to Grabham_and_go on First To Find!