GC38ZW3 RR Knutz: Culpeper (Traditional Cache) in Virginia, United States created by Cachew Knutz

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GC38ZW3 ▼

A cache by Cachew Knutz Message this owner

Hidden : 1/1/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Visit the lovely town of Culpeper on the Norfolk Southern line to see the 1904 passenger
station! And find one of the geocaches in the Railroad Knutz series while you are there!!

Begin your trip to Culpeper at the Visitors Center, housed in the historic train depot. In 1852, the Orange and Alexandria Railroad built two depots at this location, one on the east side of the tracks for freight and one on the west side of the tracks for passengers.

Although these buildings survived the Civil War, including the Battle of Culpeper Courthouse on September 13, 1863, the occupation and fighting took their toll. In 1874, a new Culpeper town depot was built, which later burned in 1903. A year later, the present building was completed to replace it. Years of use and subsequent decline led Norfolk and Southern Railroad to request permission in 1985 to demolish a portion of the depot. A committee formed to save and renovate the building, a project that was completed in 2003. Today, the beautifully restored depot houses the Visitors Center, the Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Tourism, and space for meetings and conferences.

Almost cliché, but still fun nonetheless, is the caboose on display at the station. That is where you will find the cache.

After finding this cache, please don't miss a stroll up Davis Street to check out the many shops and restaurants. For fine dining try Hazel River Inn Restaurant or It's About Thyme, but there is also a great diner on the corner of Davis and Main Streets called Frost Cafe if you are in the mood for that.

This cache is part of the Railroad Knutz series by the Cachew Knutz. For information about the series and the fabulous golden spike for the first to find the whole series, please check out the ultimate cache in the series, RR Knutz: The Golden Spike.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp obk ba haqresenzr ol jurryf pybfrfg gb fgngvba ragenapr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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