Central of GA Railway Guyton Traditional Cache

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nolelady: Thanks to everyone who made the trek to Guyton. We are now moving out of the area and are disabling all of our family's caches. Be safe, have fun and cache on!

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Hidden : 11/3/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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This is the first cache in my Central of Georgia Railway series and my first cache placed. I begin with my hometown. I hope you enjoy traveling along the railways, finding new and old communities along the way.

In 1792, a tract of land was issued to Squire Zachariah White. The community became know as "Whitesville". The Squire died in 1838, but before dying, he granted the Central of Georgia Railway Co. a right-of-way. Shortly after White's death, the Effingham County Commissioners took over the land for unpaid taxes. They auctioned off lots as payment for his taxes. Affluent Savannah residents bought many of the lots as locations for summer homes.

When the Central of Georgia Railroad Company, having a charter to build and operate a railroad from Savannah to Macon and on to Marthasville (now called Atlanta) laid their tract through Whitesville in 1837 or 1838, they referred to this place as Station Number 30. After a short time, local people asked the railroad company to give this place a name so they could request the federal government place a post office here. Since there was another town in the state named Whitesville, Mr. W. W. Gordon, President of the Central Railroad, named this location Guyton, after Archibald Guyton, a prominent, local citizen. The U. S. Post Office established a post office at Guyton, Georgia, December 3l, 1851. In 1887, Guyton was incorporated and issued a town charter by the State of Georgia. A local member of the Georgia Legislature who had the bill introduced and passed was Colonel Clarance Guyton, a grandson of Archibald Guyton who was an attorney in Savannah.

Today, Guyton is still a small town, but one with much history. As visitors drive through its narrow lanes and streets, they can see a Georgia town pretty much the way it was nearly a century ago. Every December, the spirit of Christmas is highlighted in Guyton with an annual tour of homes. Thousands of visitors will usually tour about a dozen homes and nearly all of the churches are open for the tour. (Information taken from (visit link)

If you are in the neighborhood and hungry, I recommend you stop by Paul's Smokehouse Barbecue (open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for lunch and dinner).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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