Welcome geo-adventurers to Pearland, TX, the next stop on your worldwide GeoTour! Are you pre-peared to hunt for geocaches amidst beautiful scenery, miles of hiking trails, and lush parks? Are you hoping to spot a rare bird and learn about Pearland’s history as you go? Good news—you’re in the right place!
A Brief History of Pearland
In 1892, William Zychlinski bought 2,560 prime acres of land surrounding the Mark Belt outpost along the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe rail line. Zychlinski platted out the original town site in 1894, naming the east-west streets Walnut, Pear, Broadway, Jasmine, Plum, and Orange, while the north-south streets were named Austin, Pearland, San Antonio, Washington, Texas, Sacramento, Main, Houston, Grand, Park, and Galveston. A year later, the Southern Homestead Company promoted Pearland to people in the farm-belt states, highlighting its fertile land, which attracted settlers from many Midwestern states. Early on, a business district formed at the intersection of what is now Main and Broadway, featuring a hardware store, general store, lumber yard, printing office, and hotel, along with a four-room wooden schoolhouse and a railroad depot.
This cache is attracted to metal. (You cannot enter the train depot or the caboose. The doors and windows on the caboose do not open.)
COMBO is 774
Good luck, and happy caching!