GC3P3ZA Traditional Cache John Thatcher
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Pueblo Pioneers @ | Hide Date: 06/28/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 17.297 W104° 36.090 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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One of a series of caches recognizing figures from Pueblo's early days.

John Thatcher was born in Pennsylvania and worked as a school teacher there before being lured by the excitement of the West. He moved first to Missouri where he worked as a store clerk for five years and then to Denver before opening his general store in Pueblo in 1863. Three years later he was joined by his brother Mahlon who entered into partnership with him. In 1870 the brothers organized a private bank which they later converted into the First National Bank of Pueblo. Thatcher made extensive investments in real estate, ranking for many years as one of the largest taxpayers of Pueblo. He also kept huge herds of cattle on vast ranches in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. Thatcher was devoted to his family and built what is perhaps the most beautiful residence in Pueblo, occupying an entire city block, Mrs. Thatcher giving to the place the name of Rosemount. He passed away in 1913, after a residence of more than a half century in Colorado.


Most of the information to create this series came from the following three books: Pueblo, an Illustrated History by Eleanor Fry & Ione Miller. 2001. Heritage Media Corp. Carlsbad, CA Pueblo, a Pictorial History by Joanne West Dodds. 1982. The Donning Company/Publishers. Norfolk, VA They All Came to Pueblo: a Social History by Joanne West Dodds. 1994. The Donning Company/Publishers. Virginia Beach, VA
Supplemented by various internet sources.

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Didn't find it 1  

Didn't find it 05/21/2019 By kb0rpw
no luck

Found it 04/13/2019 By dondjay
85th cache found. This was a stretch of about 1 mile that is just a blast to walk. Lucy the dog was in full sniff mode as things are finally coming back to life on an early spring day. TFTC.

Found it 04/07/2019 By Adrr2209
Found it

Found it 02/08/2019 By motwenty
Tftf with o sl

Found it 09/08/2018 By teamfergerson
Tftc clasplife.org

Found it 07/23/2018 By TheHuntingHuffs
Serious trouble with getting a GPS lock here. Had to use the spoiler images to figure out where to even start looking. Would go down to about 15 feet then jump to 150 feet behind us. Anyway, we made find number 2 for the day. Thanks!
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Found it 05/04/2018 By Triciayab1
Quick and easy left a little something happy Hunting

Found it 04/04/2018 By chasclifton
Cache in good condition.

Found it 01/22/2018 By sheri1886
Found on 1-13-18

Found it 01/13/2018 By artistrybyink
Son found it was a little harder good hiding