This cache placement is part of the Garland History GeoTour v2.0. Should you wish to download the GeoTour 2.0 passport to earn our beautiful new GeoCoin, you can find the GeoTour page here. The log will contain a secret word which you must enter on your passport in the appropriate slot.
Garland’s Downtown Commercial District incorporates elements of three agricultural business districts: Duck Creek, Embree and New Duck Creek. Earliest was old Duck Creek near the present crossing of Avenue B and the creek. Unfortunately, both railroads circumvented it by three-fourths of a mile to the north and one mile to the east in 1886.
At the crossing of the two lines, the Santa Fe Railroad purchased development land and after building a depot, the Santa Fe subdivided the land into lots and blocks and named the town Embree. From the adjoining acreage near the MK&T depot, other investors platted the third incorporated district of “new” Duck Creek. On the morning of January 7 1887, a fire reduced old Duck Creek’s commercial district to ashes. Businessmen immediately planned to resume operations as they moved east across the creek to the new townships. Without a central square or open space to delineate between Embree and the new Duck Creek, Harbison Street, now State Street, became the border line. Embree and New Duck Creek rubbed together like two flint stones and sparks flew. Each claimed its own residents, businesses, and newspaper, but Embree had the only post office, served by the Santa Fe.
After a compromise, the Embree post office was relocated to a neutral midpoint between the depots and renamed Garland. The peace and prosperity that followed was shattered on November 30, 1899, Thanksgiving Day, when a fire broke out. The fire burned across the town, emptying two wells and all volunteer bucket brigades before burning itself out. With the center of Garland now a blank slate from the fire, the lots were acquired to create a public town square.
Soon, an improved business district arose, constructed of brick surrounding the new public open space, which remains today. Garland’s historic downtown commercial district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 in recognition of its importance in the history of Garland and the State of Texas. The National Register listing also recognizes the architectural significance of the buildings within the district, as they represent many architectural styles and forms present in Garland’s early development. 
Just a year before the launch of GeoTour 2.0, the new downtown Garland Square opened, having been the subject of a $25 million renovation which tied up traffic horribly for a couple of years. But to see the end result, it was worth it.
You're looking for a custom container that should blend in well to the surroundings. Use stealth as this is often a busy location, but we've helped you out by giving you a fairly secluded place to search. Please do your best to "line it up" when you've signed the log and are ready to replace the container.
U. S. First Lady Rosalyn Carter visited downtown Garland on September 4, 1978 to help break ground for major square renovations.
DUCK CREEK NIGHT/DAY CACHE (Day coordinates)
If you're doing the Duck Creek cache as a day cache, you'll need some information from this location fo build the coordinates of the final. This cache will provide the last two digits of the needed coordinates. There is a large sign near the Downtown Garland Square cache location. On it you'll find some phone numbers. The phone number on the bottom right of the sign is the one you'll use.
E: Next-to-the-last digit of the phone number
F: Fourth-from-the-last digit of the phone number