Lopez Island History #1 - Harbortown Remains Traditional Cache
Lopez Island History #1 - Harbortown Remains
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This is a series of Microcaches hidden at historic sites on Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.
These microcaches are hidden at selected sites of historic interest on Lopez Island. All are hidden with easy public access. Each of the first five sites contains part of the final coordinates for the sixth cache.
William Graham moved to Lopez Island in 1877 and purchased the homestead of George Richardson. Being a canny businessman, he recognized the potential of Richardson as a deepwater port and set out to make it a center of commerce. He secured a post office franchise in 1887 and built a dock to serve large steamers in 1889. Graham also built a public hall, still standing to the south, and his home in 1898, still in use at the corner of Richardson and Hodgson Roads.
At the turn of the century, Richardson was a modest town and the busiest port in the San Juans with store, hotel, bakery, barber shop, creamery, pool hall, blacksmith shop, three fish packing plants, and a slaughterhouse. Steamers coming from Seattle usually made Richardson their first stop, and loaded here with island produce as they headed back south to Seattle. The historic store, built in 1890, and in continual use, was destroyed by fire in 1990.
The cache is above ground and well camouflaged. No digging, climbing, or moving of rocks or wood is necessary.
Additional Hints
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