Time to find something Historic ! Locationless (Reverse) Cache
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Time to find something Historic !
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Find a historic location that is on The National Register of Historic Places. - (Canadian Version)
NEW REQUIRMENTS YOU MUST INCLUDE A 1-2 SENTENCE HISTORY OF THE HISTORIC PLACE.
This is a log anywhere cache. The cache coordinates are of a site on The National Register of Historic Places and is listed in my log below.
The National Register of Historic Places
All around the United States there are Historical sites most people never knew existed. Have you ever wanted to find some history close to home? You can find them by using the The National Register of Historic Places (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/) or (http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/). A list of historic resources begun by the US government in 1966. Currently contains listings for over 70,000 properties and "nearly one million individual resources--buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects". All of the sites are searchable via the NRIS or National Register Information System. Unless you're a historian or archeologist, you may find dozens of sites near you that you never knew about.
Search for Historic Places here (http://www.nr.nps.gov/) or here (http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/)
Use the above NPS website to discover which properties are listed by using the National Register Information System (NRIS). After you find a property on The National Register of Historic Places of your choice find it, then log it here to enlighten your fellow geocachers.
To claim a find, you must:
Give the Name, the Date the property was listed on The National Register of Historic Places, and the Date of its "Period of Significance".
Give the Address or location (ie City/County/State.) of the property, AND both Lattitude and Longitude coordinates.
Post a picture proving you were there (GPS or You and GPS in the picture). Try to capture photos of anything relevant to the property (buildings, objects, land).
If you know the history behind the site a simple explanation of why you chose your site would be of interest. We would enjoy hearing about your thoughts about the site.
There are only 2 rules:
1.A particular site may only be claimed once.
2.You may only log this cache once.
I'll attempt to verify approximate location to prevent cheaters. Many sites listed on The National Register of Historic Places are located on private property. You do not need to get any closer than publically allowable.
EXAMPLE of what you MUST provide in order to log the cache. Upload pictures/Fix log within 48HRs or log gets removed.
Name: House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar
Date Added: 3/5/1974
Dates of "Period of Significance": 1875-1899
Address: Hutchinson, Stuart, Martin County, Florida
Lat/Long: N 27° 11.966 W 080° 09.949
The House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar was listed on 3/5/1974 its Period of Signifigance was between the years of 1875-1899. It is located Hutchinson Island between Baker Point and Bessie Cove in Stuart, Martin County, Florida. The coords. are N 27° 11.966 W 080° 09.949. Gilberts Bar House of Refuge has a history of more than 100 years, during which time it helped many ships that were wrecked and many more sailors that were saved. Set on the rocky coast of Hutchinson Island, the House of Refuge is the oldest building in Martin County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Of course). While we were there we visited the Keeper's house, boat house and the deck overlooking the Atlantic. We were also lucky enough to spot a school of dolphins.
You can now do a similiar cache if you live in Canada! Here Time to find something Historic in Canada ! - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=17950
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