Bucksville - A Historical Cache! Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Sapience Trek: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

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Hidden : 11/24/2002
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a multi-cache located within the village of Port Byron, NY. At present the NYS Thruway Authority is in the "thinking" stages of turning this area into a historic rest stop. Suggest you visit this before THAT happens and everything is RESTORED! Now you can access the area and see it just as it was left as canal commerce declined.

The listed coordinates will take you to a very old cemetery, which was established when this area was known as Bucksville. There you will find the necessary information to calculate the coordinates to the second site.(SEE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SITE #2 COORDINATE CALCULATION after the website list.) Spend a little time at site #2 and peek around.(This area is presently owned by New York State and is publicly accessible.) Here you will find a small container giving you the coordinates to the cache box location. (PLEASE DO NOT TAKE PAPER WITH COORDINATES WRITTEN ON IT.) Look over the fence to one the the things I brought you here to see. (This area is owned by the Thruway Authority and is not publicly accessible.) The cache box is a plastic container. Hope you have a great hunt and a successful find.

***NOTE***You may wish to approach final cache site from the other side of the old canal bed...a little less of a bushwack.

While putting this cache together I did alot of research into the area and found some TERRIFIC web links. Even if you are not interested in seeking this cache, you may find some of these links enjoyable!(I will list them below and give you a brief description.)

May I suggest you begin this historical journey at:

(After opening links and reviewing, hit BACK to return you to this cache page...DON'T X out or you will lose this page.)

Link #1 (visit link)
(When page opens click on Launch Erie Canal Tour. Be sure to turn your speakers on.)

Link #2 (visit link)
(A List of Graveyard Inscriptions.)

Link #3 (visit link)
(Link to Erie House and Lock 52.)

Link #4 (visit link)
(Site is on the National Register of Historic Places.)

Link #5 (visit link)
(An excellent, concise history of the Erie Canal.)

Link #6 (visit link)
(Find famous people from Port Byron and click on link to Richard Warren.)

Link #7 (visit link)
(newspaper article that was the impetus for the creation of this cache.)

**SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SITE #2 COORDINATE CALCULATION!

Subtract .0 _ _ (fill in blanks with the last 2 digits of Sarah's year of death plus 3) from the posted latitude.

Add ._ _ _ (fill in the blanks with triple her age in years at the time of her death plus 4) to the posted longitude. (Longitude minutes will change from 37 to 38)

Enter these coordinates into your GPS and head for site #2.

Check your math, I "wouldn't" want to see you may a mistake here! HAVE FUN!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvgr #1 Ybbx sbe Fnenu Naa Ohearg. Fvgr #2 Bar, gjb, GERR Fvgr #3 Ybbx va na vafvqr pnany fvqr jnyy.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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