Music City Audition #3-Executive Decision Traditional Cache
Music City Audition #3-Executive Decision
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Nashville, TN has become a Mecca of sorts for serious cachers. There are over 600 caches hidden within 20 miles of city center. The Music City Audition series of caches is designed to help worthy pilgrims prepare for their trip. As with all urban caches, take care to not give away its location to muggles.I think 2 weeks as a MOC is enough.
This cache offers a nice view of the Executive Mansion, the third official governor’s residence in the city. Construction of the mansion was supervised by the warden of the prison, Col. William J. Hicks. The use of convict labor was not new to state projects. Working on the mansion was probably a more attractive assignment in comparison to some of the work done by prisoners, such as working on a rockpile or on a timbering gang. Whenever possible, building materials were acquired from within the state. The bricks were made from Wake County clay and molded by prison labor. Many of these bricks, particularly in the sidewalks surrounding the house, still bear the inscribed names of the men who made them. The sandstone trim came from Anson County. The marble steps in front (later moved to the north side) came from Cherokee County, and oak and heart pine were shipped from all across North Carolina for use in building the house. The Executive Mansion was completed in 1891 and remains one of the state's finest examples of the Queen Anne style of Victorian architecture. Its many decorative features include a steeply pitched gable, richly colored textural surfaces, and elaborate turned woodwork. FDR once called it the most attractive governor's residence in the country.
The first occupant of the house was Gov. Daniel Fowle, who stayed from January 5, 1891, until his death on April 7, 1891. I worked with one of his descendants when I created this cache, but I did not know he came from NC political royalty until I mentioned Governor Fowle to him.
The present governor Josh Stein, is the thirty-first governor to live in the mansion. He is the seventieth person to hold this office in North Carolina since the end of the American Revolution.
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[it is really at N 35° 46.910 W 78° 38.097
for some unknown reason the app did not properly synch with the website when I updated the coords on 12/26/25
HQ has been notified]
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