This trail is comprised of 10 caches.
Each site has a code word that you have to fill in on the LOST HUNTINGTON playcard which can be picked up at the Visitors Center.
Once these cards are turned in to the CVB and verified, you will be asked to fill out a very short information card and you will receive the 2015 custom made trackable geocoin. The contact information for the Cabell Huntington CVB is:
Address: 210 11th St, Huntington, WV 25701
Phone:(304) 525-7333 M-F 9 to 5 and Saturday 10-5. If you need to pickup a coin on Sunday, email cachencabell@gmail.com
HISTORY
Until 1915, the future Marshall University was a one-building school. Old Main, shown at left in this vintage postcard, housed classrooms, offices, a library, a dining hall, a women's dormitory, an auditorium and even a basketball court in the basement. The second building built at the school, Northcott Hall, can be seen to the right of Old Main.
The building was named for prominent Huntington retail merchant and political figure Gustavus A. Northcott. Born in Murfreesboro, Tenn, in 1861, Northcott represented Cabell County in the West Virginia Legislature and was president of the State Senate from 1905 to 1907. He died in Huntington in 1938.
When it was built, Northcott Hall primarily housed classrooms for the various sciences. In the basement, the science labs shared space with a kitchen for the school's Department of Domestic Science.
After construction of Marshall's new science building in 1950 Northcott was used for other classes, including business and art. It was demolished in 1995 to make way for Marshall's John Deaver Drinko Library. The intricate carved stonework at Northcott's main entrance was conserved and incorporated into the Hal Greer Boulevard façade of the new library.
Special thanks to Spastic Backpackers for hiding this cache.
