Cut 'n' Shoot Micro Traditional Geocache
Team Troglodyte: It's had a nice run, but the hiding spot is no longer usable. New cache submitted for approval.
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A log-only micro cache in the town of Cut and Shoot, TX. The cache is available from sunrise until 10 PM. Please bring your own pen or pencil! Yes, I know the lid is missing. It's been that way for quite a few years now. Unfortunately I don't have a suitable replacement lid and the cache would be difficult to replace (you'll understand when you find it). The good news is that the lid is not really necessary.
A little Cut and Shoot history:
This town was named in 1912 after a violent confrontation. Versions of the story may differ, but it is basically about a dispute over the church steeple. There was only one church and when the new steeple was being designed, there were issues over who would be allowed to preach in the new church and also over some land claims by members. When one of the "banned" preachers arrived with his followers to preach, they found the doors locked. The "anti's" also arrived and arguments and name-calling occurred. Both groups had concealed weapons, but they weren't used. At one point, a young boy near the church yelled out, "I am scared! I am going to "cut'' around the corner and "shoot" through the bushes in a minute!" Those who heard him remembered his words and adopted Cut and Shoot as the town's name. Both sides were fined for disturbing the peace and assault and the dispute smoldered between a few of the participants for over a year. In a trial between two of the men, the judge asked where the incident had taken place. The witness replied, "I suppose you would call it the place where they had the cuttin' and shootin' scrape." (courtesy of “Key to the City” website)
A similar, but much more detailed explanation of the name can be found at http://www.cutandshoot.org/documents/history.htm We have it on "very good authority" that this is the official story.
CACHE BONUS: As you travel to or from this cache, look carefully to the north side of the road at coordinates N30 19.969 W095 21.363 and you MAY (or may not) spot something seldom seen in this part of the world.
Please bring your own pen or pencil!
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