This cache brings you to some interesting historical information in a small passage between Main and Regent Streets. The tall buildings can interfere with GPS reception--the passage entrance is located between 143 and 149 S Main on the east side of the street.
The north wall of the passage is the Tribune Building which was built in 1924 for the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper. The newspaper occupied the building until 2004. The building is now occupied by a private university. The building's style, known as "2-part vertical block" is a common pattern seen throughout Utah.
Before the Tribune Building, this area was the site of a Pony Express station from 1860-1861. The Pony Express greatly reduced the the amount of time for mail to reach the western U.S. from Missouri. However, within 18 months, the first transcontinental telegraph line made the Pony Express obsolete. There is a monument to the completion of the telegraph line about 1 block north on Main Street.
Before the Pony Express station was here, this area, known as Block 70 was divided by the pioneers for homes. The large plaque on the ground describes the early settlement. Try to image what this area looked like in 1860!
Further to the east in the passage is a quote by Mark Twain about the time he spent in Salt Lake City.
To get credit for this cache, you must:
- Physically visit the site.
- Submit evidence that you visited the site by:
- Finding the answers to the following questions and submitting them to the cache owner via the Geocaching.com Message Center. (Please don't include the answers in your log):
- - What is the name of the person quoted on the plaque on the ground (2 words)?
- - Which lot did this person occupy on Block 70 (1 digit)?
-- OR --
- Taking a photo of the 3 plaques on the wall and adding it to your log. Include in the photo something that makes your photo unique. (Your face is not required to be in the photo). Please don't post photos of the Block 70 plaque in your log.
- Learn something about the history of Salt Lake City
Please no group logs. Every cacher logging a find must either send answers or post a photo.
You may log the cache as found as soon as you complete the requirements listed above. If your answers are incorrect, we will contact you to verify your visit to the site. Have fun!
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.