Thanks for stopping here! This cache is part of a GeoTour (& the largest GeoTour in the USA). You can learn more, and obtain our Expedition Guide(s) on how to earn a locally artisan crafted souvenir, by visiting: Geocaching & GeoTour - Berea Chamber of Commerce, or search for Berea Chamber of Commerce GeoTour (GT78) on Geocaching.com or on the app.
The Berea Chamber of Commerce GeoTour is host to a wide variety of geocaches that stretch beyond the City limits of Berea, KY. Our geocaches are as diverse and spread out as the members of our organization. Our GeoTour will take you on a journey throughout our region to visit sights, experience scenes, and discover locations that only locals tend to know about. Thank you for participating in our GeoTour and we encourage you to visit all our caches!
Welcome to a remote little country church that is over 100 year old. The Paint Lick Christian Church is a little country church that was founded on August 2, 1904 and began as an outreach from the Fairview Christian Church (which was established in 1800's).This location is still an active church and holds services weekly. Many of the pastors who served this church began their careers here upon graduating as students from the Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, KY.
From this location, you can also view the Old Railroad Grade Road, just across the street. Before this was a paved roadway, this was a railway line that served the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and operated in this area from 1868 to 1934. This branch extended from Fort Estill (just south of Richmond, KY) to Lancaster, Rowland, and Stanford, KY. This line was nicknamed "The Old Henry" after engineer Henry Lammers (B: 1852 in NY, D: 1909 in KY, Age: 57). After the railraod was abandoned, the railway bed was converted into a roadway to use for automobile traffic.
The geocache you seek is a micro in a camoflouged host container. Should be a quick park and grab. Please be respectful of the history of this location and the building located here. Bring your own writing utensil. Cache contains a log only.