+mc3cats Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Does anyone know the name of the oldest cache still active and its location? Quote Link to comment
k_statealan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 GC30 iirc. It is one day older than the next oldest (in Oregon). Along the interstate near the tiny, isolated NW Kansas town that bears the same name as the cache, its in a spot only a mower from the Kansas DOT would go and its in no danger of being destroyed by one of those. No reason why anyone else would walk past that area or find the hide particularly of note, so if they did wander by they wouldn't think anything of it. It is in plain sight, however. Between its inconspicuousness, out of the way location, and remoteness of destination, there's no wonder why its the oldest. It has been the oldest for quite some time. Here's the oldest 100. About half are still active. http://members.cox.net/pkpublic/index.html Quote Link to comment
+Casting Crowns Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Cool to look at that list. I was told about TOMBSTONE which is the oldest cache in Texas. It's a multi near the University of Texas in Arlington. I need to take the time to go over and find it after my vacation. I only live about 20 miles from it. Quote Link to comment
+baloo&bd Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) Does anyone know the name of the oldest cache still active and its location? Oldest active cache in each state. Edited June 3, 2009 by baloo&bd Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 How about this one? GC1H3WQ (obviously this wasn't placed in 1963, but in 2008. I wonder if a PQ by date would have found this one, since the date range does not go earlier than 1994). Quote Link to comment
+KevJaxFL Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Does anyone know the name of the oldest cache still active and its location? Oldest active cache in each state. It's quite strange to be seeing a 4 character GC# these days.... Quote Link to comment
+BlueGerbil Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My oldest find is GC40. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 GC30 iirc. It is one day older than the next oldest (in Oregon). Along the interstate near the tiny, isolated NW Kansas town that bears the same name as the cache, its in a spot only a mower from the Kansas DOT would go and its in no danger of being destroyed by one of those. No reason why anyone else would walk past that area or find the hide particularly of note, so if they did wander by they wouldn't think anything of it. It is in plain sight, however. Between its inconspicuousness, out of the way location, and remoteness of destination, there's no wonder why its the oldest. It has been the oldest for quite some time. Here's the oldest 100. About half are still active. http://members.cox.net/pkpublic/index.html I thought I remembered reading something awhile back that the order in which some of the earliest caches was not accurately reflected by their GC numbers nor the date on the listing when they were published. Geocaching.com didn't exist when the first cache was placed so at least some caches were created and placed before GC numbers existed and the posting service that we now all use was available. While on a business trip a few years ago I found the oldest cache in Rhode Island one day and a couple of days later the oldest in Connecticut. The oldest in NY (GC39) is still on my TODO list and is a candidate for my 1000th find. Quote Link to comment
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