CJS - East Point Marina Traditional Geocache
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Come on a journey to remember and commemorate the history and travels of Captain John Smith! Over four hundred years ago, Englishman John Smith and a small crew set out in an open boat to explore the Chesapeake Bay. Between 1607 and 1609 Smith mapped and documented nearly 3,000 miles of the Bay and its rivers. Along the way he visited many thriving American Indians communities and gathered information about this “fruitful and delightsome land.” In December 2006 the U.S. Congress designated the routes of Smith’s explorations of the Chesapeake as a national historic trail—the first national water trail.
Are you ready to follow in the wake of Captain John Smith? Visit sites along the National Historic Trail and learn about the native cultures and the natural environment of the 17th-century Chesapeake through the Captain John Smith Chesapeake Geotrail. The Trail provides opportunities for you to experience the Bay through the routes and places associated with Smith’s explorations. Caches will be located in museums, refuges, parks, and towns in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware along the rivers and creeks that Smith and his crew explored four centuries ago.
The Captain John Smith (CJS) Geotrail launched June 4, 2011 with over 40 caches within Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. A trackable geo coin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 15 CJS caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from either the CJS Geotrail or Maryland Geocaching Society website. Geocachers must find and log at least 15 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport and post a picture of themselve at each cache location. After discovering the 15 required caches, geocachers may have thier passports validated in person or via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the CJS geotrail is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
You are seeking a traditional hide. A Lock & Lock stocked with a variety of items. This cache was placed with permission. We ask that you be respectful of the area and the landscaping. Please no night caching!
East Point Marina is located in Tasley, Virginia; approximately 1 mile from the mouth of Onancock Creek. The location is in close proximity to Pocomoke Sound’s best fishing spots. Captain John Smith explored this same area in 1608 during his First Voyage. The Virginia Company ordered Captain Smith to explore the Chesapeake Bay region with certain goals in mind: to gain knowledge necessary to colonize the Chesapeake and establish a “Northwest Passage” to the Pacific Ocean to gain access to China’s wealth. Captain Smith explored the whole western coast of the lower barrier islands, including where Smith spent the night near Chesconessex Creek after a strong storm forced the crew to anchor for the night. Haze had apparently concealed the severity of the storm until it was on top of them. The storm was violent with 60 mph winds and 4 foot waves arriving every few seconds. Smith and his men had to shelter as best they could under their tarpaulin. Following the storm surge, the winds were blowing in an unfavorable direction and Captain Smith anchored near Chesconessex Creek, which is in close proximity to the East Point Marina. Today, East Point Marina has 54 slips with a state of the art floating dock. Water and electricity connections are provided by the marina.
Reference: John Smith’s Chesapeake Voyages 1607-1609. Rountree, Clark and Mountford 2007. University of Virginia Press.
Thanks to Banshee74 for helping with this hide and to the Maryland Geocaching Society for assisting with this project!
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