The third annual Delaware Challenge
is back: First State Challenge 2011 sponsored by Delaware
Geocachers! Now its moved to a fall event.
There are about 20 new caches
spread across the state of Delaware by volunteer cachers to give
you an appreciation for the great areas of the First State. 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 small Challenge
tag & certificate at the challenge event, you must complete the
following:
1. You must find and log ALL FSC-2011 caches- both at the cache
location and online.
2. Record the code phrase written in the log book of each hide and
email your completed list of all FSC-2011 code phrases to
FSC2011@aol.com
3.For your convenience, there is a form on the Delaware Geocaching
Website at First State
Challenge 2011 - Form although the use of this form is not
required.
4. There will be a Challenge Event (12/10 in Dover) open to all
cachers. At this event, those that have been verified as completing
the challenge, will be eligible for a small Challenge tag and
Completion certificate.
5. The small Challenge tags are limited to the
first 100 cachers who complete the challenge.
6. More information can be found on the Delaware Geocachers
FSC-2001 Page First State
Challenge 2011 or on the forum page
First State Challenge 2011 Forum
Description:
On the edge of Olde New Castle there's Battery Park with swings and
slides for the children. You can get water ices and drinks from
vendors near the river on weekends during the summer. From the
park, the view of the Delaware River is panoramic. To your left,
you can see the Delaware Memorial Bridges in the distance.
There is also an old ticket office for the Frenchtown Railroad,
one of the first in America, near the park. It was moved there in
the 1950s. The railroad was built in 1832 using granite sleeper
blocks supporting wooden rails covered with iron straps. It was
part of a water-rail-water route from Philadelphia to Baltimore and
connected New Castle to the Elk River. Some of the granite sleeper
blocks can be seen along the water's edge near the Wharf and a
section of the strap rail can be seen near the old ticket
office.