Construction began in 1887 at a total cost of $45,000 to provide water for the Santa Fe railroad and finished construction in 1888. It served as the municipal water supply until 1932. It was designated a National Museum in 1972
On August 9, 1887 Jack Wheeler led his crew in an architectural adventure as the first shovel dug into what would become a 32-feet wide, 109-feet deep well with two feet thick native stone walls. The well was hand-dug, cribbed, cased and stoned with rock from the Medicine River and sand from the Cowskin Creek. Stone masons of Herculean talent constructed what many have called "a pioneer engineering marvel.
This cache is located in the foyer of the Big Well museum. The big well is open and the cache is accessible from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. And from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. There is no charge to go into the lobby and restrooms.
Congratulations to KoolWaters for first to find.