What is Geocaching?Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity wherein participants (cachers) hide and seek containers (geocaches, caches) using a GPS or other mobile device. A GeoTour is a specific collection of caches.

History Makes a Left Turn!“History Makes a Left Turn” (HMLT) is a collection of eight (8) geocaches spread throughout Tuscarawas County Ohio. These cache sites were chosen for their historic sigificance to our area’s rich transportation history. You’ll walk near the remants of the Ohio & Erie Canal at one cache site and at another you’ll see a carefully restored steam engine that carried troops from coast-to-coast during WW2. All of our caches begin with “HMLT”. Find them all and you could earn a trackable geocoin. (Update: We have coins for 2019!)

How Do I Play?The first thing you should do is visit < www.geocaching.com >. You’ll find detailed and helpful instructions to get you started. Register a free account to search for active caches here in Tuscarawas County. Download the cache’s coordinates to your GPS or mobile device. When you find a cache, log your name in the logbook inside the cache and copy the answer from the cache onto your passport. If you find all seven (7) caches and complete your passport, bring it to the Tuscarawas CVB (124 E High AVE, New Philadelphia OH 44663) or the Holiday Inn Express (145 Bluebell DR SW, New Philadelphia OH 44663) to collect your geocoin. There is one coin per passport per person.

HMLT GEOTOUR PASSPORT

124 E High Avenue, New Philadelphia OH 44663 • 800-527-3387

GC5CXCE; HMLT-Off-the-Rails

What type of bed do you see on this trail? 

GC5CXBA; HMLT-Cuckoo

What is the name of the band playing on the Clock? 

GC5D70R; HMLT-Carriage-House

What type of car is on display in the Carriage House? 

GC5D3XQ; HMLT-Steam-Engine

What kind of tree is on display in the Museum? 

Answers can be found on the inside top lid of the cache container.

“History Makes a Left Turn” Passport

N 40° 31.450 W 081° 29.271

N 40° 30.955 W 081° 27.713

N 40° 30.185 W 081° 38.443

N 40° 19.523 W 081° 34.197

GC5DE4B; HMLT-Off-to-the-Front

Who is wagging his tail at you? 

GC5CXC3; HMLT-Out-for-a-Drive

The Village of Baltic is in how many counties? 

GC5CRC4; HMLT-Smoke-and-Muskets

What kind of broth did the solders eat? 

What type of column was utilized on this bridge? 

GC5CRAE; HMLT-Come-on-Through

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N 40° 23.527 W 081° 19.888

CLOSED

N 40° 34.605 W 081° 23.439

N 40° 38.307 W 081° 27.420

We would like to thank the Holiday Inn Express (145 Bluebell DR SW, New Philadelphia OH 44663) for being our 24/7 coin distribution location when our GeoTour launched. Their staff enjoyed the experience and had nothing but positive interactions from all incoming geocachers!

Cacher SurveyWhat is your Geocaching.com handle (optional): 

What is today’s date? 

How long have you been geocaching? 

How many cachers were in your party? □ 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5+

How far did you travel to attend? □ <100 □ 100-200 □ >250 miles

Did you stay overnight? □ No □ Hotel/Motel □ Other

Did you stop to get food, gas or visit an attraction? □ Yes □ No

Comments and Suggestions (optional): 

We Love Geocaching!Let us know that you support geocaching in our area by returning our survey and logging your finds on < www.geocaching.com >. Share your experiences on our Facebook page < www.facebook.com/TuscarawasCoCVB > and with the hashtag #tuscaWOWas. We want to use this information to improve and expand our GeoTour!

Contact UsYou can contact the Tuscarawas County CVB for questions and concerns. Call us at (800) 527–3387. Visit us online at < www.traveltusc.com >

Photos © Andy Donaldson Photography