FSC-2010 Centreville Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

FirstStateChallenge: This cache is being archived upon request. For anyone who has not finished it as part of the FSC2010 challenge, send in your completed form with just the other 21 code phrases. This one will no longer count.

FirstStateChallenge

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Hidden : 3/9/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


First State Challenge 2010- Centreville- hidden by minpin


4/30/10- Being archived upon request- see log below for details


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The Delaware Challenge is back: First State Challenge 2010 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers! There are 22 new caches spread across the state of Delaware by volunteer cachers to give you an appreciation for the great areas of the First State. We are spotlighting New Castle County this year. These should all be fairly easy to find as they are either small or regular size with a maximum rating of 2/2. To complete this challenge and be eligible for a Pathtag & certificate at the challenge event, you must complete the following:

1. You must find and log ALL 22 caches- both at the cache location and online. Record the code phrase written in the log book of each hide and email your completed list of all 22 code phrases to FirstStateChallenge@gmail.com.
2. For your convenience, there is a form on the Delaware Geocaching Website at
First State Challenge 2010 - Form although the use of this form is not required.
3. There will be a Challenge Event (more details later) open to all cachers. At this event, those that have been verified as completing the challenge, will be eligible for the following:
       Completion certificate
       Challenge Pathtag (limited)
4. Pathtags are limited to the first 100 cachers who complete the challenge.
5. More information can be found on the Delaware Geocachers Forum at First State Challenge 2010


Centreville

Location

Centreville is a national historic district, located in the region called “Chateau Country” just south of the Delaware/Pennsylvania border. The first settlers came to this area in 1685, with the first permanent settlement in 1750. The town was a hub of activity when commerce heavily used the Kennett/Wilmington Pike that runs through the middle of town.

As commercial hauling shifted from wagons to the railroads, traffic through Centreville declined and the nature of the town changed. Around the same time, the business of the DuPont Company flourished. DuPont family members purchased land along Kennett Pike and built what are termed “American Country House Estates”. At one point, the estates of the DuPont family took up 48% of the frontage on the Delaware portion of Kennett Pike.

Today many of the buildings that stood in 1900 still stand, but have changed from inns and private residences to small businesses and specialty shops.

Cache Details

The cache is a small Rubbermaid locking lid container that is painted black and is placed at the outside edge of St. Patrick’s Cemetery near Centreville.

ATTENTION: Please limit caching to the hours of dawn to dusk and be respectful of the surroundings.

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