GCTY7T
by JillcachingIn
N 35° 29.242 W 097° 18.257
UTM: 14S E 653821 N 3928414
" In 1926, the development of Nicoma Park as a poultry colony began. At the end of 1928 there were 96 residences developed, complete with poultry production facilities. The community and poultry industry flourished for several years, and the activity in and around Nicoma Park was like a whirlwind. The Nicoma Park Cooperative building was built to process, package and ship the eggs as far east as New York and west to California. Several feed stores did a thriving business as the industry continued growing and the area around the town began to develop.
In the 1930's the poultry industry met a disaster as a California wholesaler shipped a truck load of diseased chickens to the community and seemingly overnight, the disease had spread throughout the town, destroying the poultry industry and crushing the hopes and dreams of the colonists. The industry never recovered as the colonists had put their life's savings into their business and the Great Depression had not dissipated enough to allow them a quick recovery.
The town began to flourish again in the 1940's as construction of Tinker Air Force Base began, providing employment for hundreds of residents. Chicken houses were remodeled into apartments to make up for the lack of housing. Two of these “chicken house” apartments are still in use today. A large number of the 96 original homes are still around town and several chicken houses are still in use as storage units, garages or other uses.
“As sure as eggs is eggs, a trip to Nicoma Park will show you why their style of quiet country living rules the roost.”
I must thank my friend Carol, who knows everything there is to know about Oklahoma, for this little bit of history. Thanks, Carol!
Cache Contents:
It's full of rubber chickens of course!
Additional Hints : By A Log"
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this was undoubtably not going to have been an easy find WITHOUT a GPS UNIT (i bought right before this find)
this littel trasure was somewhat in the woods, off a trail, and the only clue: it was by a log...
well...there were ALOT of logs!!! WHICH one was the kicker, but luckily because we had a GPS unit in hand the aproximation of the "treasure" A LOT easier to locate...
it had rained this morning and the ground was fairly muddy in alot of areas. but that didnt hinder our spirits to locate this CACHE.
within minutes of an aproximation, "Cra" had found it..."Dan" and myself ("Mic") turned around and went to see...
half the fun IS in the discovery of the CACHE itself, as well as its contents.
this wasnt a jug covered in cammo tape, this was an "OFFICIAL GEOCACHING BOX". green like the leaves and brush surrounding it.
was cleaverly hidden. a good discovery in my honest oppinion.
took inventory of contents at the time:
* 3 plastic fame CHICKENS
* 1 "FREESTLY" beanie bean
* 1 PLASTIC SOLDIER
* SONIC magnet man
* PLASTIC PLOAR BEAR
* 2 empty PLASTIC EASTER EGGS: 1 orang, 1 white
* 1 OKLAHOMA GEOCACHERS card
* 1 MYSTO CAR: CHEVY AVALANCHE (hotwheels like car)
* SONIC guy (?) think this is a repeat, i may be wrong
* PLASTIC BAGGY:
* 3 pencils
* 1 pen
* 4 RUBBER CHICKENS (that was what we were there for..lol)
* GOLD BEADS
* GEO TRAVELBUG #501488
* GEO TRAVELBUG paperwork seperate (needs to be taken WITH the GEO TRAVEL BUG when its taken to travel
* 15 various KEYCHAINS
* plastic baggy:
* LOGBOOK
* 2 PENS
* GEOCOIN ( i believe this ones a travel coin)
we traded my 2000 rainbow keychain bear for the RUBBER CHICKEN & LIBERTY TY TENNY BENIE BABY BEAR
walked out of the woods, and headed to our next destination...FOOD!!
this is really an excellent way to share family time, alot of CACHES ARE IN the woods, but not ALL, some are simply hidden off walking trails in parks and such..
its a fun time to have with family, and the CACHE finds are always a treat for kids.
were having a blast!
CraMicDan
ps-- if this is POISON IVY, it was EVERYWHERE
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