+jonnos hunters Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just for fun.....does anyone know what the first ever cache was called and is it still active? Quote Link to comment
+jonnos hunters Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Sooooo.... is this a puzzle that I have to solve or is it a huuuuuuge secret that if you tell me you then have to kill me!!! Quote Link to comment
+ComputerCacheBug Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 It was a can of beans under a bush in WA there is now a plaque there and I don't recall who but someone does have the original can of beans I believe that they take to big events. I don't recall the name of it just remember the ceremony for it a few yrs back. Quote Link to comment
+Team_CSG Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Everything you every want to know is here Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) It was a can of beans under a bush in WA there is now a plaque there and I don't recall who but someone does have the original can of beans I believe that they take to big events. I don't recall the name of it just remember the ceremony for it a few yrs back. Team 360 has the original can of bean. Although it's actually a can of blackeye peas. He even put it up on ebay a couple of years ago, but no one met his asking price. Also there was alot more in the original cache than just a can of peas. El Diablo Edited May 20, 2008 by El Diablo Quote Link to comment
+burgessfour Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) Just for fun.....does anyone know what the first ever cache was called and is it still active? It is acually in Oregon and there is a plaque to comemmorate it at ORIGINAL STASH TRIBUTE PLAQUE GCGV0P. It is considered Geocaching Holy Ground Edited May 20, 2008 by burgessfour Quote Link to comment
+Travelinmatt76 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Well it was more than just a can of beans. Somebody asks this question every couple weeks. If you go to the getting started page of geocaching.com you can read about the history of how it all got started. http://www.geocaching.com/about/history.aspx The cache is gone and all that remains is the original can of beans, which has become a travel bug of sorts. A marker has been placed in the original location. If you google original cache, or original can of beans you can find info about it. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=3121 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...=y&decrypt= http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=83154 Quote Link to comment
Neos2 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 What I want to know is "What was the first cache placed after there was this 'thing' called geocaching?" or something like that... I mean, I know there were several caches already in play when the forums were created (if I recall the story right). And the caches weren't even called 'caches' then either, were they? So... once there was a database in place and a way to look them up, which cache was the first "new" Geocache? Is it still around? Anyone know or do I have to go hunting through lots of old lists and reading old articles again? Quote Link to comment
+jonnos hunters Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just found this article Oldest caches This lists the oldest caches but without going through each one it doesn't say if its still "live" Quote Link to comment
+jonnos hunters Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Geocache This is still available. Hidden 6/21/2000 Thats pretty old!! Quote Link to comment
+Totem Clan Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 This is the oldest cache still active. Quote Link to comment
+J-Way Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 What I want to know is "What was the first cache placed after there was this 'thing' called geocaching?" or something like that... I mean, I know there were several caches already in play when the forums were created (if I recall the story right). And the caches weren't even called 'caches' then either, were they? So... once there was a database in place and a way to look them up, which cache was the first "new" Geocache? Is it still around? Anyone know or do I have to go hunting through lots of old lists and reading old articles again? Do you mean: - The first cache created after Ulmer's (the second cache)? This is known, but not by me. - The first cache created after Teague started listing all published caches on his personal home page (technically, this was the first "database")? I doubt this is known because he gathered info from lots of places. - The first cache created after Irish started the Geocaching.com database? You'd probably have to ask Jeremy that one. But look for a cache published as soon after September 2, 2000, as possible. It would be the 76th cache ever published. Quote Link to comment
+ChrisPlay Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 New Mexico is loaded with cache's check these out: 4/15/1998 New Mexico http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=400 4/15/1998 New Mexico http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=401 Still active Quote Link to comment
+Rose Red Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 It was a can of beans under a bush in WA there is now a plaque there and I don't recall who but someone does have the original can of beans I believe that they take to big events. I don't recall the name of it just remember the ceremony for it a few yrs back. Team 360 has the original can of bean. Although it's actually a can of blackeye peas. He even put it up on ebay a couple of years ago, but no one met his asking price. Also there was alot more in the original cache than just a can of peas. El Diablo The can is stamped: JH0924 08_ _ B044A. I have several photos but did not know how to submit them. Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Just found this article Oldest caches This lists the oldest caches but without going through each one it doesn't say if its still "live" Actually, a better list is here: The First 100 Geocaches. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) What I want to know is "What was the first cache placed after there was this 'thing' called geocaching?" or something like that... I mean, I know there were several caches already in play when the forums were created (if I recall the story right). And the caches weren't even called 'caches' then either, were they? So... once there was a database in place and a way to look them up, which cache was the first "new" Geocache? Is it still around? Anyone know or do I have to go hunting through lots of old lists and reading old articles again? I'm not really following this, to be honest. The game was invented May 3rd, 2000 by Dave Ulmer, and announced to the world in a usenet newsgroup I suppose you could call that a forum. It was not called geocaching, but that term was "invented" by Matt Stum, May 30th 2000 in a usenet post months before geocaching.com existed. The first "database" was created May 8th, 2000 by the guy who was the FTF of the first ever cache, Mike Teague. It was a rather basic "teach yourself html in 15 minutes" type of website, on his personal webspace from his ISP here is an archived snapshot and most of the links still work. At least they did last time I checked. Then on September 2, 2000, Geocaching.com went online, and Teague announced in a usenet post that it would be taking over the database from his website. All this from the history of geocaching, as posted on the website gpsgames.org Edited May 22, 2008 by TheWhiteUrkel Quote Link to comment
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