GC821E7 Unknown Cache Small Town Colorado np
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: ColoradoCachersClub @ | Hide Date: 01/03/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 51.224 W105° 00.312 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Small Town Colorado - Northern Plains

This is a "Name That Town" puzzle.
Cache is not at the posted coordinates.
In this puzzle, you will be going for an 8-letter code. The correct code
will give you the actual coordinates. From the coordinates listed below,
find the town. Record the first letter of each town name. That's it.
No need to drive to any on the listed town, unless you want to visit
that town. You will need to travel to the final coords for the finding/signing
but that comes later.

Town that were named after an individual will have the person's name
replaced with (townname) - Not to give away the name of the town
before you find via coords. Happy Hunting
39.61588 -104.04296 - Nickname of "Home of the World's First Rodeo". Platted in
1875. Incorporated Feb 3, 1920. Total area of 1.07 sq mi. Elevation: 5,190 ft.
Population (2010) 546 - Town was founded when the Kansas Pacific Railway
built a station in what is now (townname) in 1870. The town was platted by the
railway in 1875 and soon became a shipping point for grain, livestock, and eggs.
By the late 1920s town grew into a town larger than it is today with two banks, five
grocery stores, and three hotels. The Great Depression of the 1930s took a major
toll on the town's economy, and a further blow took place in June 1965 when
a devastating flood destroyed or severely damaged the businesses along main
street. Many of these buildings were never rebuilt. Town hosted the first rodeo
exhibition on July 4, 1869.
In 2013, the town was considering an ordinance that would create drone hunting
licenses and offer bounties for unmanned aerial vehicles.

38.76400 -102.79384 - Incorporated - July 13, 1931.
Total area of 0.58 sq mi. Elevation: 4,285 ft.
Population (2010): 233
The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston (townname)

39.13352 -103.46808 - Incorporated: June 21, 1909.
Total Area: 0.94 sq mi.
Elevation: 5,039 ft. Population (2010): 730
In about 1859 the town was developed as a cattle ranching community to supply
miners with provisions. The town was also used as a local stage coach stop.
There are two stories as to how the town obtained its name. One version says the
town was named by the Kansas Pacific Railroad builders after pioneer stage agent
(Overland company), (townname) Richards.
Another story says the town was named for Richard (townname) who was a local
settler. The town was founded in 1870. The town features a vintage swimming pool,
constructed as a Works Project Administration facility in the 1930s and is designated
as a historic site by the National Register of Historic Places.

38.01346 -103.62856 - Incorporated: June 6, 1906.
Total Area: 0.26 sq mi Elevation: 4,121 ft
Population (2010): 617
A post office has been in operation since 1906. The community was named after
George W. (townname), a Colorado politician.

40.48442 -103.35369 - Incorporated: January 4, 1917
Total Area: 0.17 sq mi Elevation: 4,035 ft
Population (2010): 284
The town was named for the sheep which grazed there.
Radio and television host Ralph Edwards was born in ths town.
Ralph Edwards Avenue was named in his memory.

39.66370 -102.85160 - Uncorporated community.
Not incorporated thus no official total area.
Elevation: 4,406 ft
A post office has been in operation since 1889 for the area. The community was
named after Johnathon C. (townname) , a railroad official.

39.29460 -103.06760 - Established: 1888 Incorporated: November 2, 1916
Total area: 0.51 sq mi Elevation: 4,941 ft
Population (2010): 561
The town was established in 1888 as a small settlement near the then-new Rock
Island Railroad. The area has had several names, and prior to the settlement of
the town, the location had been home to a general store and post office named
Bowser after the owner's dog, W.H. Lavington. When the town was founded, the
town was named Malowe after Rock Island Railroad attorney M. A. Lowe. The town
was later renamed after Henry (townname), railroad builder and oil man, at the
request of his daughter who liked the area.

40.963145, -103.113817 - Incorporated: May 17, 1917
Total area: 0.19 sq mi Elevation: 4,436 ft
Population (2010): 238
The town is named after Peter (townname)

You should now have 8 letters recorded.
Time to try those in the code checker.
Capitalize all 8 letters without spaces

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17 Logs: Found it 17  

Found it 02/14/2020 By Inmountains
Solved some time ago and decided to make the grab today. Tftc.

Found it 12/11/2019 By WalkingDuo
I enjoyed reading of the town's history and the pictures. Thanks

Found it 11/11/2019 By COHodag
Perfect day for a puzzle run with my pal Greasepot! We had a great time finding a nice variety of cache hides; thanks for adding to our fun and TFTC BigSmile.

Found it 11/09/2019 By BluePearl
Very neat puzzle! We learned a lot about these small towns. It took us a few minutes to find the actual cache, but we finally got lucky. Thanks for creating this mystery cache.

Found it 11/08/2019 By Greasepot
10:39:00 AM Out with Lisa today grabbing a bunch of puzzles. The weather was perfect! Thanks ColoradoCachersClub

Found it 06/09/2019 By herndonrd
Out with FeartheFish getting some of the puzzle caches that I have solved in the NW part of the metro area. This was an interesting solve. TFTC!

Found it 05/06/2019 By Kroozer
This was an interesting one with a neat hiding place! Signed log. Thanks for a unique cache!

Found it 04/27/2019 By oz8118
This was my second time here, I can see why I missed it the first time. There was a really strange muggle walking by that I had to wait until she left and was out of sight before commencing my search. This puzzle and container were both fun and delightful to find. Cheers!

Found it 04/09/2019 By Edwards654
Nicely done. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide.

Found it 03/25/2019 By #1 Beefers
Out with GanderGoose after a fine 77's event this morning. Thank you for this placement ColoradoCachersClub!

Found it 02/25/2019 By dustyriver
Got it -

Found it 01/22/2019 By _BriGuy_
Another fun informative puzzle.
Quick grab this afternoon.
SL.TFTC

Found it 01/19/2019 By LiveWire77
Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the search and its discovery. sl

Found it 01/19/2019 By shortcircuit77
Educational. We enjoyed learning. Gets fav. Live Wire 77 and I out enjoying a very warm day for January. Found about 13. 5th cache in and I slipped and fell on the ice. It hurts but I can walk on it, so I assume not broken, no bruise marks yet. We shall see what tomorrow brings. Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the game. sl

Found it 01/15/2019 By Miles ToGeo
A fun puzzle to solve. I enjoyed the information and I've been to many of the towns in the puzzle. I was glad for the close parking with a quick find.

Found it 01/10/2019 By OneKindWord
Enjoyed solving this puzzle, and made time today to head to GZ and find the cache. Interesting to learn about all of the small towns! TFTC

Found it 01/10/2019 By Lord Mike
Fun puzzle cache to figure out. Nicely hidden cache too. SL. Thanks.