The cache is located inside the Albany Welcome Center.
Hours are Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm
and Sunday Noon - 4pm.
The Bridge House
Prior to 1858 Nelson Tift operated a ferry to cross the Flint River, carrying goods and people. The crossing at times could be treacherous depending upon water levels. So In 1857 Tift hired Horace King, a former slave and master bridge builder throughout the Southeast, to build a bridge across the Flint River. At the time, King was in the process of constructing a bridge near Milledgeville when a dispute arose about payment. Since he had another job waiting in Albany, King loaded the bridge sections and brought them south, essentially creating the first known prefabricated bridge. The Bridge House, which originally housed offices for Tift and the toll taker on the first floor and a theatre called Tift Hall on the second floor, was built in 1858. The toll for crossing the bridge varied depending on whether you were on foot, leading livestock or in a wagon. In 1915, the Keenan family purchased the Bridge House for their blacksmithing, wheelwriting and general repair business. The facility gradually changed into an automotive repair, scrap iron and auto parts store, undergoing various remodeling projects to accommodate the business transformation. Former Albany Mayor Paul Keenan, who spent more than half of his life working in the Bridge House, deeded the property to Dougherty County in 2001, noting the property is a monument to the history of Albany and Dougherty County and dedicating it to public use. In August of 2008 the Convention and Visitors Bureau opened the Albany Welcome Center in the renovated historic Bridge House. Behind the Welcome Center stand the Horace King Overlook, a replica of the original bridge dedicated to builder Horace King.
The cache is an ammo can filled with trade items. Please be sure to trade even or up!