Travel Bug Dog Tag American Chestnut

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, July 23, 2004
Origin:
New York, United States
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

To travel from cache to cache so people can see wood from a tree that is almost gone.

About This Item

TB has a piece of American Chestnut wood attached to it. This rot resistant wood was once one of the most common trees in the Eastern U.S. It was used for fence posts, railroad ties, building materials and furniture. The wood looks a lot like Oak but has a mellow reddish brown color. It was almost destroyed by blight in the early 1900's and ceased to be available as commercial lumber by about 1920.

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    Tracking History (7887.8mi) View Map

    Dropped Off 11/19/2006 FarTraveled placed it in Intervention California - 45.43 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 11/12/2006 FarTraveled retrieved it from Cajon Summit Trail California   Visit Log

    This was in a cache that brings new meaning to the term "heartwood"!
    Dropped Off 9/4/2006 Webfoot placed it in Cajon Summit Trail California - 7.16 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/26/2006 Webfoot retrieved it from Sign Me Up California   Visit Log

    Wow. This little travel bug tells an interesting story. I shall move it along quickly. I couldn't believe it when I noticed that it was in this particular cache, especially since the cache was a micro. Was surprised to see it in there.
    Dropped Off 8/19/2006 BLARG! placed it in Sign Me Up California - 32.39 miles  Visit Log

    We thought this TB might feel more at home out here with the trees,
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/12/2006 BLARG! retrieved it from Hole in One California   Visit Log

    Cool TB. I learned something today. Will move it along in a few days.
    Dropped Off 6/27/2006 chilipepperjeep placed it in Hole in One California - 2,449.05 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 6/14/2006 chilipepperjeep retrieved it from Turtle Box Connecticut   Visit Log

    What a cool travel bug. I'll give him a ride out west.
    Dropped Off 6/4/2006 GeoScoes placed it in Turtle Box Connecticut - 3.83 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/3/2006 GeoScoes retrieved it from GHOSTBUSTER SERIES CACHE 2 "The Demon Murder Case" Connecticut   Visit Log

    This is a neat travel bug, I couldn't leave it.
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