Civilian Conservation Corps Mystery Cache
Rattlingcrew: I thought I checked most of this cacher's caches. She was great, hope she is okay. Glen
Civilian Conservation Corps
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A new memorial that has been a year in developing and is dedicated to the Civilian Conservation Corps.
This cache is in a Kansas State Park and there is a vehicle entry fee.
October 1 to March 30 is $5.50
April 1 to September 30 is $6.50
Vehicle entry fee of seniors 65 and over is discounted
October 1 to March 30 is $3.25
April 1 to September 30 is $3.75
If the entrance collection booth is not open, self pay can be done at 37 38.670 N and 094 48.876 W, or a permit can be obtained at the park office at 37 38.728 N and 094 48.737. This permit is good for any Kansas State Park & Recreation area.
This is my 6th cache at this park so that paying the entry fee might not seem so bad. Permission for placing caches has been obtained from the park manager.
I have been patiently waiting for a year for this wonderful CCC memorial to be completed so I could use it for a geocache. The memorial is dedicated to the Civilian Conservation Corps, who built this lake and numerous projects across the United States. The memorial has a fun and educational walking trail that includes outdoor displays with information stops along the trail.
If anyone does not know what the CCC is, there is a wealth of information on the internet and it makes for fascinating reading and an insite into the history of the Depression Era that plagued America.
This cache starts at the center of the outdoor memorial where there is a statue of a CCC worker and a display of the history of the CCC. Then you will follow the asphalt trail in a clockwise direction and answer questions that you will find at the information stops. Answering the questions correctly gives you the coordinates for the final cache. Parking is obvious and is in front of the center of the memorial.
The final cache is located at 37 AB.CD8 and 094 EF.GH5. Find the correct answer and plug the number into these coordinates
The memorial center: (WILL BE LETTER A)
There is a large rock between two flags with the quote "Man owns neither the land nor the resources upon which he resides, he has merely borrowed them for the short time he is present on this earth." Who said this?
Jack Southworth 5
William McKinley 4
John Spurling 3
Alfred E Newman 6
Next information stop going on the paved trail clockwise from the center of the memorial. (WILL BE LETTER B)
There is a piece of equipment displayed. What is it?
Grader 8
Bulldozer 7
Steam shovel 6
Wrecking crane 4
Next information stop on the paved trail (WILL BE LETTER C)
What building is this?
The main barracks 5
The water tower 4
The mule shed 3
The governors temporary mansion 9
Next information stop on the paved trail (WILL BE LETTER D)
What once stood in this area?
The camp hospital 5
The paymaster's quarters 8
The camp kitchen 6
The camp jail 2
Next information stop on the paved trail (WILL BE LETTER E)
What is the subject of camp life that is written about here?
Education 4
Party time 6
Sick leave 5
Camp Rugby team 9
Next information stop on the paved trail (WILL BE LETTER F)
What was the workers salary?
Twenty dollars a month 7
Thirty dollars a month 8
Forty dollars a month 5
One hundred dollars a month 9
What objects are displayed here (WILL BE LETTER G)
Pickaxe, shovel, and other hand tools 8
Horse halters and reins 5
Confiscated old whiskey bottles 6
Camp kitchenware 3
What is the title of photo number eight? (WILL BE LETTER H)
Saturday night at the movies 9
Two Mutts and a Jeff 6
The camp soda fountain 2
Bob Hope's USO show comes to Farlington 4
After you get the final coordinates, the trailhead to the final cache starts at 37 38.634 and 094 48.835. This is a nice wide mowed trail. You will follow the trail until approximately 40 feet from the cache site, then there is a small faint unmaintained trail made by fishermen from the main trail to the cache site that you will follow for 40 feet. There should be very minimal brushwacking here.
The cache container is a genuine SASO ammo box and contains various items for trade.
Entire walking distance is about a half mile and the terrain includes paved paths, mowed paths, and an unmaintained path for a short distance. The terrain is level.
Additional Hints
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