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All the King's Men Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/28/2024
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


There is street parking in the nearby blocks, or at an empty lot across Kings Ave. The cache is in a camo'd container in some foliage.

Kings Road Park is located at the intersection of the historic Kings Road (now Kings Ave.) and Atlantic Blvd. According to historian Bill Ryan, British engineers built the road before the American revolution around 1774.  It connected the Florida border at the St. Mary's river running south to what would become the settlement of New Smyrna.  It was intended to connect with existing roads from Savannah Georgia and bring settlers into the then almost unpopulated Florida.

It was a well constructed roadway suitable for carriage or stage coach usage, bridging streams, and containing causeways over wet land areas.  It was in active use into the 20th century, being mostly replaced by 1914 with new roadways.  While much of it has vanished, being covered up by Florida development, small sections can still be located.  It was once called "An American engineering treasure."

Much of Florida's early history happened along Old Kings.  New plantation ventures were constructed here.  Along its length were the battles, the famous men, refugees, escaping slaves, the Seminole cattlemen, the 'Cracker' families looking for a new life, and the brave men and women who wanted to make the wilds of Florida their new home.

In the 1960’s, Peoples Gas System erected a mock spaceship on the grounds, and many citizens called the site Rocket Park. A major renovation  occurred in 1991, and the name was changed that year by City Council resolution. 

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Decryption Key

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