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02/04/2006 at 8:12 pm #1720312
hogrod
I have been noticing some caches with really short GC numbers and it got me wondering, what is the oldest cache in the state thats still active? what was the first cache in the state?
02/04/2006 at 8:32 pm #1741171
Ray
The oldest surviving cache in Wisconsin is GC3B1 Pike Powder Hike by kbraband

If you intend to seek it, the direct approach is more difficult than following the trail to the top of the hill.
02/04/2006 at 8:56 pm #1741172
kbraband
More information can be found in this article: http://wi-geocaching.com/archives/apr2003.html
02/05/2006 at 4:54 am #1741173
Miata
First cache in the state was near Sheboygan. Nobody ever found it! I think there should be a big fat ammo box put there as sort of a memorial!
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=61
02/05/2006 at 7:25 am #1741174
The Snail
Shows just how small geocaching was back then; Jeremy Irish was the one that archived that Sheboygan cache.
02/05/2006 at 4:06 pm #1741175
kbraband
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Originally posted by Miata:
First cache in the state was near Sheboygan. Nobody ever found it! I think there should be a big fat ammo box put there as sort of a memorial!
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=61

I was going to look for that cache when I first discovered geocaching in early Feb. 2001, but I didn’t because someone else had posted they couldn’t find it. Instead, I had to find my first cache in the Chicago area ( Beverly )because that was the closest geocache to me. Later that summer I emailed Jeremy to let him know that the Sheboygan cache wasn’t there. Back then there was no “Should be archived” type of posting. Jeremy was reviewing all caches then.

By the way, here’s a list of first caches in each state you may be interested in.

[This message has been edited by kbraband (edited 02-05-2006).]
02/05/2006 at 6:28 pm #1741176
GeoPink
Last Summer, I visited the spot in Sheboygan of the first cache placement. Kind of a religious experience… OK maybe not but it was pretty cool. I believe I found the tree that is referred to in the posting, although an area can change alot in five years. It is a really nice area and a short quiet hike to the “cache”.

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02/05/2006 at 7:26 pm #1741177
hogrod
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Originally posted by The Snail:
Shows just how small geocaching was back then; Jeremy Irish was the one that archived that Sheboygan cache.

all the post here have been great! very interesting that jeremy Irish was the one to archive that listing. also note if you click the owner profile for that cache that it also links to jeremy….. hmm maybe he is the one who placed it?

If Im ever in the area I will for sure do Pike Powder Hike, never been to the park but looks like a cool place. anyone know of any other caches that have been around for awhile feel free to share.
02/06/2006 at 12:46 am #1741178
Cathunter
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Originally posted by hogrod:
all the post here have been great! very interesting that jeremy Irish was the one to archive that listing. also note if you click the owner profile for that cache that it also links to jeremy….. hmm maybe he is the one who placed it?

If Im ever in the area I will for sure do Pike Powder Hike, never been to the park but looks like a cool place. anyone know of any other caches that have been around for awhile feel free to share.

The site was adopted and re-designed by Jeremy in August of 2000. Any data prior to that on geocaching.com must have been imported from Mike Teauge’s original database. Interestingly enough, he still occasionally posts on the USENET newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav, which is where geocaching actually started.
02/07/2006 at 2:02 am #1741179
kbraband
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Originally posted by Cathunter:

The site was adopted and re-designed by Jeremy in August of 2000. Any data prior to that on geocaching.com must have been imported from Mike Teauge’s original database. Interestingly enough, he still occasionally posts on the USENET newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav, which is where geocaching actually started.

To clarify, Mike Teague never had this cache in a database, Russ. The original owner did not respond when Jeremy wrote to him, so Jeremy assumed ownership of it and archived it.
02/07/2006 at 2:26 am #1741180
kbraband
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Originally posted by hogrod:
anyone know of any other caches that have been around for awhile feel free to share.
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