Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!
Them coords are about as useful as a dull hammer 😆
To begin this 4-stage multi, you’ll need to solve the puzzle below to reveal your true starting point.
🧩 Stage 1 – The Puzzle Forge
To begin your journey, complete the puzzle:
https://www.jigidi.com/solve/k9t4ries/stage-1/
🔨 Instructions
“A blacksmith don’t start swingin’ blind… he knows where he’s hittin’ first.”
🔨 The Story
While digging into my family history, I discovered several blacksmiths in my family tree. That sparked the idea for this cache.
The folks featured along this trail aren’t related to me, but they represent the same trade that helped build towns like Sherman.
Back in the day, if it was made of iron, fixed with iron, or rolled on iron…
a blacksmith had a hand in it.
This cache will take you through the evolution of transportation and industry:
⚒ Blacksmith Shops
🐎 Stagecoaches
🚂 Railroads
🌉 Iron Bridges
🔨 Stage 2
What year did the foundry section close?
1938 – N 33 38.139 W 096 36.572
1936 – N 33 38.201 W 096 36.489
1940 – N 33 38.088 W 096 36.650
1922 – N 33 38.310 W 096 36.530
🔨 Stage 3
What year did Sherman become a distribution site?
1858 – N 33 41.758 W 096 34.526
1856 – N 33 41.812 W 096 34.480
1860 – N 33 41.700 W 096 34.600
1875 – N 33 41.865 W 096 34.550
🔨 Stage 4
How many miles of track was used from Sherman to Denison?
10.5 – N 33 43.966 W 096 35.371
9.5 – N 33 44.010 W 096 35.420
11.0 – N 33 43.900 W 096 35.300
12.5 – N 33 44.050 W 096 35.450
📦 Final Cache
At Stage 4, you’ll receive the coordinates to your final stop.
There you’ll find The Blacksmith Ledger waiting for you.
Take a moment to sign your name — just like the craftsmen of old who kept records of their work.
📜 The Blacksmith Ledger
“Every blacksmith kept a record of work completed. Add your mark to the ledger of those who followed the trail of iron.”