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Foidel Creek Schoolhouse - RCSH#1 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/21/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The 1st of a series of caches planned to be hidden at or near the historic rural schoolhouses of Routt County (RCSH - Routt County School Houses).  A complete and updated list of the ones currently available will be kept on this first cache listing - but this list will continue to grow as there were 96 schools which served Routt County neighborhoods from 1883 until 1960 when the rural districts consolidated.

Foidel Canyon Schoolhouse -- loacated just ½ mile southwest of here -- look toward the coal mine -- was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 1983.  Routt County School District #27 -  Established in 1891 -- The first building was built in 1913 - prior to that, classes were held at the Joseph Long Ranch or students attended Eddy, Pinnacle or Oak Creek Schools.. This building was built on the original site in 1925. It closed in 1957.  It is currently being restored for use for community gatherings.

 

This cache MAY be accessible in the winter - but would depend on if/how the lot was plowed.  It is in a rest stop on Peabody Land, but is accessible by anyone and everyone!  Please respect the area!

 

Cache is a vitamin bottle - camouflaged -  BYOP -- contains log and a few small tradeables.   It's a bit more of a "blending in" container now!   Unfortunately it only contains the log now! :-(  Mabye we'll change it again in the near future, but wanted to get it back up and running! 

 
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The Routt County School Houses Series - CLICKABLE LINKS!

Foidel Creek Schoolhouse - RCSH#1

Dunckley School #1 - RCSH#2

Dunckley School #2 - RCSH#3

Dunckley School #3 - RCSH#4

Pleasant View School - RCSH#5

Dunstan School (RCSH#6) & Willow Creek Store

Southside School - RCSH#7

Fly Gulch School - RCSH #8

Cow Creek School - RCSH #9

Hilton Gulch School - RCSH#10

Sidney School - RCSH#11

Fish Creek/Dunckley School #2.5 - RCSH #12

Windy Point/Grass Creek School - RCSH#13

Upper Hayden/Dawson School - RCSH #14

Clark School #2 - RCSH#15

Clark School #3 - RCSH #16

Moon Hill School - RCSH #17

Battle Creek - Routt County's FIRST - RCSH #18

Mesa School - RCSH #19

Elkhead Rock School - RCSH #20

Upper Elkhead / Bolten Ranch School - RCSH #21

Rock Spring / Sjostrom School - RCSH #22

Morgan Bottom School - RCSH #23

Fairplay/Trull School - RCSH #24

Milner School - RCSH #25

McGregor School - RCSH #26

Tow Creek School - RCSH #27

Bear River & Coal View Schools - RCSH #28

Mount Harris School - RCSH #29

Lower Wolf Creek School & Champion Mine -RCSH #30

Upper Wolf Creek School- RCSH #31

Chimney Creek School - RCSH #32

Salt Creek School - RCSH #33

Elk Mountain/Mystic School - RCSH #34

Long Gulch School - RCSH #35

Hahn's Peak School - RCSH #36

Columbine School -- RCSH #37

Slate Creek School - RCSH #38

Turner Sawmill & School - RCSH#39

Pine Grove School - RCSH #40

Mad Creek School - RCSH #41


 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)