GC4VYQV TC 2014 - P02 Wade Park (Traditional Cache) in Washington, United States created by Pasco Rec

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Hidden : 12/27/2013

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Wade Park is a 25-acre riverfront park that features a public boat launch, seating areas, and walking and bike paths. The park is managed by the City of Pasco under a lease from the Army Corps of Engineers.

Like today, a mild climate and an abundant fish supply ensured that early settlers thrived along the banks of the Columbia, Yakima, and Snake rivers. Evidence of the earliest known inhabitants in the Western Hemisphere were found in northern Franklin County at the Marmes Rockshelter, near Lyons Ferry and Palouse Falls. In 1805, Lewis and Clark camped at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers in an area that 200 years later is called Sacagawea State Park in honor of their Native American guide. Little did they know the surrounding area would be called Pasco, today a bustling, thriving community of 65,600 people. The Northern Pacific Railroad brought a rush of settlers to the Washington Territory, leading to statehood in 1889. The railroad town of Ainsworth was moved to Pasco in 1886 and brought with it the Franklin County seat. Pasco was incorporated on September 3, 1891, and was named by Virgil Bogue, an engineer for the railroad, after Cerro de Pasco in Peru.

Tri-Cities Geocoin Challenge 2014
“Fun in the Sun”

This is one of 30 caches placed as part of the 2014 Tri-Cities Geocoin Challenge.
There are 10 new geocaches placed in each of the three cities.
To earn all 3 pieces of the puzzle geocoin, you must find at least 8 geocaches in each city plus one of the 3 Multi-caches (for a total of 25 caches).
Each geocache has a code word written inside the container.
Record the code words on your entry form.
You will need at least 8 code words per city plus the code word from the multi-cache you chose for a total of 25 code words.
Upon successful completion of the challenge, one coin per city will be awarded per household (which will give you one complete set).