The Lost Empire Traditional Cache
Rattlingcrew: Sounds like we lost another one...
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This should be a pretty easy cache to find. It is just inside the line of trees. If you wonder around too much looking for it, you may find some Poison Ivy (PI). So, be careful. The cache is located near one of the Santa Fe trail markers. You will be looking for a 7.62 saso approved ammo box. LOL
I thought this would be a neat place for a cache. But, I didn't realize how much history was behind this marker.Here are a few of the facts that I was able to research on the internet. If anyone finds any other facts about this location, please let me know and I will add it to the cache.
Galva is the successor of the town of Empire which was located a couple of miles southeast of the current site of Galva. As early as 1823, the junction of the Santa Fe Trail and the California Road served as a regular stop for the wagon trains and travelers heading west. In 1855, Charles Fuller built a "ranch" just west of Turkey Creek which was the first white settlement in the county.
In 1875 Joseph J. Colby constructed the first permanent residence which was the beginning of Empire. Any hope for a prosperous future for Empire was shattered when a branch of the AT&SF railroad was completed September 23, 1879, passing north of Empire through the present site of Galva. It didn't take long for the residents of Empire to move their buildings north to the tracks. By 1880, even the post office was closed. The beginning of Galva meant the end of Empire, a town that ran its whole course of history in under ten years.
Big Turkey Post office was established on 5/18/1860 and discontinued on 6/22/1866. As far as I can tell, they moved these post offices around. This Post office was also in Marion County for a time. It was initially established in Peketon County.
FTF prize is a Quaker Boy Sidewinder Turkey Call.
It uses the GPS (Gobbler Positioning System) to locate that monster TOM. Have a good time and Happy Caching.
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