General rules: Anyone may log the caches in this series, but kids (12 years old and under) can earn special awards. Kids logging any 4 of the 6 caches in either the Long Ago But Not Far Away – Fairview series or the Long Ago But Not Far Away - Spring Mountain series and emailing the answers to the Kids' Answer Sheet will receive a certificate and a special prize for each series.
Kids earning both the Fairview and the Spring Mountain certificates will receive a special geocoin. Cachers over 12 years old will not receive a prize, certificate, or geocoin. Multiple children in a family may each receive their own awards, but each child requesting an award must have been present during all the cache hunts. Make sure you print out the Kids' Answer Sheet for Fairview before beginning this project!
To claim your award(s), click “Spring Mountain Community Club” just below the cache title and send an email including:
(1) the names of the caches you found along with the answers to their questions,
(2) your name and caching name, and
(3) your age.
(Information will be used to verify your qualification and print your certificate and will then be deleted. Parents, please contact us if you prefer not to share this information.)
Other caches in this series:
Cane Creek Church
Sherrill's Inn
Soapstone
The Lord's Acre
Where Is Fairview?
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Adam Cooper
Adam Cooper, a former Revolutionary War soldier, was the first settler in what later became Buncombe County. He recorded a deed for 600 acres (just under a square mile) of land along Cane Creek in 1783, the year the Revolutionary War officially ended.
The cabin he built for himself there reflected the dangers of living in territory still occupied by hostile Cherokee Indians. It had no windows or doors, but only a hole in the roof providing entrance down a ladder which could be quickly removed to prevent anyone from intruding.
While the exact location of Adam Cooper’s unusual cabin is not known, we do know that he settled in the general area of the posted coordinates and Waypoint 2. To locate his burial site and the cache container, gather the following information and fill in the final coordinates: N 35º 31.A5B W 82º 24.C9D.
At posted coords (N 35º 30.167 W 82º 24.597):
C = 2nd digit in the number on the two green signs
D= number of lines of writing in the two green signs
At Waypoint 2 (N 35º 30.350 W 82º 24.759):
A = number of overhead electric wires crossing the field nearby
B = number of E's plus the number of N's in the yellow road sign
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
Alternatively, use this checksum: A + B + C + D = XY; X + Y = 4
Parents, please use this opportunity to teach your children to respect burial grounds. No playing or writing on tombstones! If a burial service is underway, please return at another time.
If you are working toward the kids' Fairview prizes, be sure to write down what is unusual about Adam Cooper's grave.