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I have as yet to ascertain the actual location of the Red Lion Hotel at Cumnock, but this geocache commemorates its historicity and location at Cumnock. See the History below.
I have also recovered the original Red Lion geocache container and its log book. I have labeled it Original Geocache Container - PLEASE DO NOT SIGN THIS ONE!
All containers are LABELED. Please do not sign the original historical log book. It is only there for historical interest. There is also much room for TB's as its a kewl very LARGE container.
Please note the waymarking feature close by called "Department of Highways Marker #57 ... @ N43 45.463 W 080 27.247 Department of Highways Surveys Marker - Cumnock Tract East ON - Canadian Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
This cache is a true Letterbox Hybrid as it contains a stamp - please do not remove it from the container! The container is not located at the posted coordinates.
From the posted coordinates, project a waypoint 19 meters @ 324 degrees north. or if projecting waypoints is your thing, take 17 big honking steps north(ish), then 5 more big honking steps east (ish). Approach cache along fence paralell to the Owen Sound Road (King's Highway 6). This will keep muggles away from the large cache container. There is a very short trail to the cache container.
King's Highway 6 is a major trunk highway which traverses the entire width of Southern Ontario from Port Dover on Lake Erie to Tobermory, at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula. The highway also has a discontinuous northern section which extends from South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island northerly to Espanola. The highway passes through a predominantly rural area, occasionally passing through some cities and small towns.
Prior to the development of the King's Highway, one of the early pioneer trails ran from Guelph to Owen Sound. It was generally called the "Owen Sound Road". One of the stopping places along this trail was at the location of Cumnock - King's Highway 6 and Wellington County 17. There was much glee over the commencement, in June 1851, of a weekly stagecoach between Guelph and Owen Sound via Elora, Fergus and Arthur. Shortly after, Scottish immigrant James Samson with his parnter, John Muir, built the Red Lion Hotel in 1852. Samson 'went back to Scotland several times to bring back wives to Cumnock'. Later, the partners split and Muir opened his own hotel and named it the British Hotel in competition with Samson. Samson added a store to his growing list of business and opened the town’s first post office naming it after Cumnock in Scotland. The Wellington Grey and Bruce Railway built a line through Cumnock in 1871, and a station was built there." The village grew to include a blacksmith, a cheese factory, a shoemaker, a flax mill, a sawmill, a wagon maker and a small number of houses. As the railroads came through the area, traffic along the roads dwindled and the town began to decline."
The Fergus stage coach, which carried both mail and passengers, stopped in front of the general store and post office in Cumnock (circa 1890) Parking... Parking at the posted coordinates is in a small parking lot in non-deep snow conditions, otherwise parking will be at roadside. Previous Geocaches @ Cumnock, ON... GC2CQNP - Red Lion Hotel by geotrailguy GC7T6XB - Red Lion TB Hotel by drdrkxz.
The Fergus stage coach, which carried both mail and passengers, stopped in front of the general store and post office in Cumnock (circa 1890)
Parking at the posted coordinates is in a small parking lot in non-deep snow conditions, otherwise parking will be at roadside.
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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)
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