Skip to content

Shropshire Ford Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/3/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


If you're like us, you might like to pull over and read historical markers. There's a lot to be learned from many of them, but some of them make me wonder why exactly they're even there. This cache location is close to a bridge that overlooks Wolftever Creek, a waterway that was a part of old James County and is significant to the Ooltewah-Collegedale area to this day. The bridge here is called Shropshire Ford according to a historical marker nearby. The marker mentions one of the earliest settlers in this area and that's about it. Wolftever Creek itself was named after Samuel and Ann Wolf, another pair of early settlers in Ooltewah. As far as I can tell, they didn't get an historical marker.

If you're interested in learning more about James County, check out our Adventure Lab about "Lost James County." https://adventurelab.page.link/wkDL

The cache should be an easy grab for the numbers, but I also invite you to take a little walk over the bridge and look around. BYOP. There is room to pull off the road safely, but be careful if you cross the street to read the marker and watch out for muggles going fishing.

Congratulations to Camajestic2011 and BubbaBear332 for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

guvf fubhyq or cerggl rnfl

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)