Fort Dufferin Cache Multi-Cache
#1scout: Archiving to make place for #1 Scout scenic series - Fort Dufferin.
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Fort Dufferin
This was one of the spots that I would go to as a kid. I’m surprised that no one has place one here yet, so I decided to make a really cool multi cache for my first hide. Please be careful in this area, I know it’s a common party spot for the teenagers and there may be broken glass on the ground, but by no means will it be dangerous to retrieve the caches. As always, please hide them as good as you found them and be on the look out for muggles.
As for the cache, this is a 2 part multi cache, you will park at N45 14.941 W066 03.807 and start making your way to the posted coards. Once you’ve found the micro at the posted coards, you will then get the coards for the last cache which is a small peanut butter jar.
Important note : Both of these caches are not inside these structures, if you do not feel comfortable going inside, then don't go in.
Original cache contents :
a toy game,
deck of cards,
hackey sack,
blue highlighter,
a trackable geocoin picked up from arrg matey
and a log book and a pen.
Here is a bit of history of this site that I found on the Internet.
This battery was built in 1863/64 following the Trent Affair and in response to a threat of an American attack following their Civil War. It was named in 1873 for the Earl of Dufferin, the Governor General of Canada, and consisted of four stone magazines, 10 gun platforms, a guard house, an office and a store building. It was first manned in 1866 by militia gunners against the Fenian threat. The site was used regularly by the militia for gunnery practice; for example in 1902 six and twelve pounder quick firing guns fired from Fort Dufferin at two canvas targets towed by tug boats. It was not used in World War One and the area became a gravel pit. On the outbreak of World War Two it was brought back to active service. At first two 4.7 inch field guns were mounted there, but later they were replaced by two 12 pounders. Two concrete search light emplacements were built, along with accommodation and support facilities for the gunners of 15th Battery. Its role was close harbour defence against surface ships. In September 1944, the battery was closed and the property reverted back to a gravel pit. There currently exists two magazines and three gun emplacements from the 1860s and three World War Two concrete installations
Like its counterpart at Red Head, the Negro Point Battery (later renamed Dufferin after the «Earl of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada») was built in 1863-1864 in response to fears of an American attack after the Civil War. 4 stone magazines and 10 guns on sliding platforms were placed, along with a guard house, and an office and stores building. The first use of the site was in 1866 when the militia gunners manned the guns against an attack by the Fenians.
From the 1880-1890's until World War I, Dufferin Battery was used by the New Brunswick Regiment of Artillery for annual camps. Target practice was held here on targets towed outside of Partridge Island.
The site was not used during World War I, and after the war ended the land was leased or sold to the McNulty family for use as a gravel pit. The outbreak of World War II brought the site back into active use. Two 4.7" field guns were mounted which were eventually replaced with 2 12 pdrs. Several wooden and concrete structures were built for the gunners of the 15th battery. The role of this position was to maintain close defense against surface ships.
The battery was closed in September of 1944 and the land eventually reverted back to its use as a gravel pit. All of the stone and concrete structures are still intact.
If any of the information on the history is inacurate or the coords are a tad off, I will appreciate feedback. I hope you enjoy this area as much as I did.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
1fg zvpeb unatvat ng gur onfr bs n gerr.
2aq Vs lbhe unccl Unyybjrra, gura lbhe ng gur evtug fcbg.
(obgu hajvagre sevraqyl)
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