Sorry for the late posting, booking a reservation turned out to be much more of an ordeal than it needed to be.
Last year, we held an event where you traveled around New Castle County looking for ammo cans hidden behind trees and such with playing cards and later met up to see who compiled the best hand. This year, we're trying a different variation... drive to points of interest and write down a fact about the location. You'll earn a card for each fact you write down. That'll make it easier on me for setting up the course and able to do a more interesting route.
If you don't want to do the course, that's cool... just show up to Schaefer's Canal House at 2:30pm (ask for the Delaware Jeep Association group). 3pm will be when we determine the Poker Run winner. Best 5-card hand wins.
Location: Schaefer's Canal House - 208 Bank St, Chesapeake City, MD 21915 - schaeferscanalhouse.com
There will be multiple route options to accommodate northern and southern Jeepers. The route lists will be posted separately soon. The routes should be a nice leisurely 90 minutes.
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This year, you're looking for information on historical markers and signs, not hidden ammo cans. Each information point will be redeemed for a card. Best hand wins. For a list of possible hands, see here: http://www.wsop.com/poker-hands/
The list of signs are below, you can do as many as you like and in any order. Either take a picture of the sign or write down the answer, I'll have an answer sheet with me.
From the south...
1. Taylors Bridge School https://goo.gl/maps/YtgUVJu7aiK2 What is the first year listed on the sign?
2. Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House https://goo.gl/maps/u3RNQaGXRe32 What is the oldest year on the sign?
3. Odessa https://goo.gl/maps/517neiqS3f82 What is the year from the 18th century?
4. St. Augustine School https://goo.gl/maps/XRGAG6GLNuz What was the 1880 rebuild cost?
5. From Creek to Canal https://goo.gl/maps/guaZCTDGmFE2 What was the average daily wage? (info sign, not a marker)
6. C&D Canal https://goo.gl/maps/wU5FXBr99bk (SB side of road) What is the earliest year?
Bonus. Trail Sign https://goo.gl/maps/w4niwGXKprK2 Behind the sign, what is the ending date on the "in memory" marker?
From the north...
7. Railroad https://goo.gl/maps/Bz1KV2BGXSQ2 Built in what year?
8. Packet Alley https://goo.gl/maps/DkJss6GFapF2 En route to visit what person in Washington?
9. Costal Defense Forts https://goo.gl/maps/VQRwdndEQtv How many prisoners in WWII? (info sign, not a marker)
10. Diving Bell https://goo.gl/maps/FA7p9bqHg3E2 Built in what year?
11. Sgt Connor https://goo.gl/maps/c3fHYkHZWDA2What year was he born? (This is in the Veterans Cemetary, please be respectful)
Bonus. Trail Sign https://goo.gl/maps/w4niwGXKprK2 Behind the sign, what is the ending date on the "in memory" marker?
Have extra time to kill? Take a side-trip over the Reedy Point bridge and stop by Port Penn...
12. Port Penn Schoolhouse https://goo.gl/maps/oMnjtVKskXC2 When was this built? (info sign that has a map for other signs in town)
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