Welcome to historic seaside Guysborough. One time a busy trading port, with 13 waterfront wharves with attached businesses, founded in 1785 and named after Sir Guy Carleton, British Commander of the forces in New York at the end of the American Revolutionary war, and settled predominently by those loyal to the British Crown. There are numerous historic buildings and panels around the community.
For this virtual cache, please visit the location of Guysborough's former Canada Post building which was decommissioned by the Federal Government several years ago but has been saved by a new resident and converted into a private home. Until the building's sale, the town clock rang out the time on the hour. The clock is still operational, but visible at night, but the bell no longer rings. The granite foundation stones were cut at Donahue's Lake and the quarry can still be seen near the Fire Tower site. The blocks were hauled to Guysborough by oxen with the granite underhung beneath the wagons.
All answers can be done from the sidewalk and there's no need to walk up close to the building. To claim this virtual award cache, please visit the posted coordinates and answer the following questions and email them to the cache owner in a timely manner.
1) According to the stone engraving on the top of the building, what year was the Post Office constructed?
2) What other Federal Office was also located in this building. See the north side of the post office and look for a stone engraving.
3) How many layers of stone granite are found on the front foundation?
4) Please post a picture of yourself or an item of yours with the Town Clock clearly showing the time in your picture.
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.