Port Gamble Lego Cache Traditional Cache
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(regular)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
Welcome to the Port Gamble Lego Cache. This is a great family cache and can be found with a short hike accross the grass.
The village of Port Gamble is one of the only surviving examples of a nineteenth century company town. It traces its roots back to the arrival of San Francisco timber entrepreneurs Josiah Keller, William Talbot, Andrew Pope, and Charles Foster in 1853, just months after Washington gained territorial status. Their succession of mills remained in operation until 1995, and many of the New England-style homes and stores that once served Port Gamble workers are now being restored.
By the 1870s the community could boast athletic teams, a library and reading room, a dramatic club, and a school. Managers and skilled workers got the best homes and some employees built their own houses. Company houses had indoor plumbing and electricity almost as soon as those conveniences became available. Residents enjoyed the services of a medical clinic, a store, a school, a community hall, annual celebrations, even a mortuary and a cemetery.
In the 1930s, many of the smaller houses were sold and moved. Older buildings such as the schoolhouse and the Puget Hotel were demolished in subsequent decades when they could no longer be used. Through the end of the 20th Century, Port Gamble continued to function as a company town, providing homes to sawmill workers, a store, and other community services.
In 1995, the sawmill closed, but Port Gamble did not. Pope Resources still owns the town and property and rents the commercial buildings and residences. Port Gamble has become a tourist attraction and a destination for special events and ceremonies
The above coordinates are the actual cache. Park at N47 51.244 and W122 35.161. The is a Lego themed cache so please try to stay with the theme. We started with a lego figure Travel Bug for all 5 members of the Wally Nation and are racing our bugs to see how far away we can get from Port Gamble. So please only take one per visit.
The woods behind the cache are posted "NO ENTRY" in order to comply with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Eagle Management Plan and are closed for entry from January 1 to August 15 annually. So when you walk around town keep a lookout for soaring Eagles.
N
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
VIL.