Waytour - Downtown Improvement - Kingsport Edition
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vhasler
N 36° 32.960 W 082° 33.470
17S E 360571 N 4046009
Quick Description: Life comes full circle in downtown Kingsport - Waymarking inspires a Puzzle Geocache which then becomes a Waymark Tour
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2008 12:28:37 PM
Waymark Code: WM5769
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Long Description:Did not know WayTours existed when I observed that I was waymarking
many places in downtown Kingsport. A Lucky 7 challenge was
completed for historical Church Circle (Waymark WM4QTK), which then
I wanted to create a multi geocache with a number of optional
waypoints to show off the improvements in downtown Kingsport to the
local geocaching group. The reviewer required that the geocache be
switched to a puzzle, so "Downtown Improvement - Kingsport Edition"
(GC1GFZH - first web link below) was developed with the waypoints
being the waymarks. And now I have found this WayTour category, so
the thought process comes full circle back to Waymarking.
Stop 1: The waymark coordinates are for a UN plaque along the
edge of Circle Circle, which is a National Register of Historical
Places (Waymark WM4QTK).
Stop 2: Nearby check out the two Daniel Boone Trail Markers
(Waymark WM4QP8) which are a piece of the Battleship Maine sunk in
the Spanish-American War.
Stop 3: Kingsport Public Library use to the original town post
office. Several expansions and renovation later, it is an excellent
reference facility. (Waymark WM4QP3). Take a look at the USG
benchmark in the streetcorner (Waymark WM4Q3E).
Stop 4: Head into the median to view the abstract art along
Broad Street ("Eat the Rain" Waymark WM4XH3, "Cosmological
Principle" Waymark WM4XNN). And there's more along the way... **
5/19/09 - This stop will have to be updated as "Eat the Rain"
artwork was replaced.
Stop 5: To Discovery Ice Cream which features a robotic ice
cream machine for kids and coffee/ice cream creations for adults.
(Waymark WM4RMG). The second web link below is their website.
Stop 6: There are several antique stores sprinkled along Broad
Street including Haggle Shop (Waymark WM4RMM).
Stop 7: For the kids and adults, visit Sea Oddities pet store
(Waymark WM571A) featuring marine animals.
Stop 8: Last one as now at the far end of Broad Street in front
of the Clinchfield Railroad Station. Kingsport was developed as the
intersection of flatboats and stage coaches, then railroads.
(Waymarks WM4RMT, WM4RN6, and WM4Q7M). Send dad back to the
starting for the car or walk back checking out the shops (and other
unlisted waymarks).
Hope you have had fun as I am glad that Kingsport is working on
its downtown. If I can figure out what category to use, there is a
New Orleans style restaurant just moved to the end of the railroad
station.