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John Marshall Birthplace
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N 38° 36.346' W 077° 42.546' |
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Midland, Virginia 22728 United States Near By Caches
Hidden On: 19 Oct 2003
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A gentle 0.5 mi. trail will lead you to something you wouldn't expect to find amid the pastures and cornfields. Bench's along the trail will provide rest, or seating to take in the sights/sounds of what was once a thriving, mining community called German Town. Once at the terminus of the trail, the cache is about 100 yds. past the pavilion/gazebo. The woods are remarkably clear here, with minimal, if any, bushwhacking.
Bring your picnic lunch, kids, dogs, GrandMa, or whomever, to this park in Fauquier Co., VA, off Germantown Rd. If you go too fast, or are not observant, you will BLOW right by this one. Most county residents don't even know this park exists. Fauquier Co. established this park to commemorate the birthplace of John Marshall. Limited parking is provided at N38 36.029, W077 42.934, so on weekends, picnickers may take all spaces. You can park up the road at the farm, where the decorated silo is, but be careful walking the road and crossing the RR trax. This is the first Geocache I've hidden, and I took my time putting it together and hiding it. I tried to take the lessons learned from finding almost 50 caches, before I placed my first. It is a clear rubbermaid-type tub, with a blue lid. There should be something for just about anyone in this cache: geeky stuff, stickers, toys, lightstix, keychains, batteries, a Geocoin TB, pocket knives, etc. There is an increasing number of Geocaches in Fauquier Co., and this is the first that is centrally located. I plan on placing some hides around the more populated areas/parks in the Co., but I need folks to give me some feedback, so I can always improve. Over time, I doubt the tape and stickers on the outside of the tub will stay on due to moisture, but until I get some ammo cans, this will hafta do. Along your travel on the path, you will be exposed to planes (overhead, as there is a nearby busy airport), trains (CSX has a very busy rail near the cache), and automobiles (nearby Midland Rd., and Rt. 28). No boats are nearby, but as you progress down the trail, you will see that someone attempted to drive an old car across the stream on your left. Can someone identify the make/model/year of the car?? Cows can be heard moo-ing to your left as you progress down the path, with cornfields to the right. Very little damage occurred from Isabel at this park. Cache in, trash out would be helpful, even though Fauquier Co. does a pretty good job maintaining this park. ENJOY, and tell me how I did on this one... |
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02 Nov 2009 by
DudleyGrunt
(Finds: 7 Score: 17.5)
(Hidden: 6 Score: 12.5)
Open Log: Personal use only FYI - this does NOT appear to be a cross listed cache.
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26 Jan 2008 by
KJcachers
(Finds: 2 Score: 10.5)
(Hidden: 0 Score: 0)
Open Log: Personal use only
Cross listing my finds that are on the same caches on GC.com
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05 Sept 2007 by
Barkfeather
(Finds: 4 Score: 21.5)
(Hidden: 0 Score: 0)
Open Log: Personal use only
This is a great cache. The walk is short and sweet.
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