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Gold Rush Fever Virtual Cache

Hidden : 2/13/2003
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

paved road, bring the family car.

Kid Friendly Kid Friendly A good cache for your lunchtime Lunchtime Cache Night Cache Night Cache Wheelchair Accesible Wheelchair Access Dogs Allowed Dogs Allowed
Available year-round Available year-round Less than 500 ft. from car to cache Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
Restroom Restrooms available
Water Water Available
Available in Winter Accessible in Winter
Historic Site Historic Site Park and Grab Park n Grab
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Before you log this cache you need to send me two pieces of information. Don't post any of your answer in your log even if encrypted.

1. What was the name of the person that changed history here?

2. What did this person do here that changed history?


In 1862 Gold was discovered to the east up in Boise Basin. Hundreds of people started coming from everywhere. The most popular route was to come by steamer up the Columbia River to Umatilla Oregon. Then it was pack trains from there to here. But in 1864 something changed history here.

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