Letterboxing on the Sweet Briar Campus

Rules

All clues are outside, please do not search inside buildings
Please leave the "stamp" where you find it so that others can use it
Do not dig or disturb the grounds; the clues are hidden, but not buried

Details

In the 19th Century Sweet Briar was a several-thousand acre plantation; it was transformed into a college in 1901, after the death of Indiana Fletcher Williams.
The clues will guide you through ante-bellum features and outside of 20th-century buildings
Each clue is within a "region" which corresponds to the map at the bottom of the page.
•For a downloadable pdf file to bring with you on your hunt click here.

Clues (the stamps will remain hidden through Oct.)


		Find the mini-punch at the clue and create your own zoo.
Clue 1 (Region A)	What is another, historic way to tell time ? Locate the outdoor artifact that will tell you the time of day (if you know how to use it).
Clue 2 (Region A)	Locate the following feature. Can you guess what it was used for ? To answer this question you have to decide who lived in the small house behind it.
Clue 3 (Region A)	This artifact originally served as a millstone, used to grind wheat or other grains. Most likely, it was scavenged from the plantation and reused as a decorative element. This piece is the base of a grinding device, can you imagine what the top half would have looked like ?
Clue 4 (Region B)	The letters in the sign are scrambled. Once you unscramble it you will discover the name of a man who lived on the Sweet Briar Plantation from the 1840s until his death in 1858. Find the sign, and look for the stamp at its rocky base.
Clue 5 (Region B)	Sometimes it pays to look down when you are searching for something. The Sweet Briar bricks were made from dirt obtained on campus from features called "borrow pits." Can you find this intersection of two patterns ? Once you do, you need to search between a rock and a hard place to find the stamp.
Clue 6 (Region B)	In the 1880s, a girl named Daisy lived at Sweet Briar. She had a pony named Bounce. Together, they rode around the plantation. See if you can find a hitching post that may have been used by them. Once you locate the horse, rock around the clock to 8 and look for the stamp under a trio of lithics. For a bonus question (but no stamp) see if you can find a second hitching post that is covered in layers of paint.
Clue 7 (Region A)	At the top right is a picture from an old postcard, labelled "Elm Street." Can you find this spot on campus (with slightly older and/or different trees). Hint: view the modern photograph below and try to orient yourself. Once you find the spot, locate the Atlas Cedar tree (it will have a plaque on it) and search the limbs for the stamp.
Clue 8 (Region A)	Dorothy J. Sales (1924-2003) was honored by Sweet Briar after 49 years of service and having earned an honorary degree from the college. Find the building that is named in her honor. Stand directly underneath her name (on the outside of the building) and search to your right. To learn more about Mrs Sales' life, click here.
	Campus Map (the goal of letterboxing is to think about the clues, not search 1000s of acres - the map below will help you focus on certain parts of campus during your search)
	Bring along a notecard or piece of paper on your journey. When you locate each clue, search for the hidden stamp. It is about 3" long and can be used to tally your finds. Locate all 8 but please leave them where you found them so that others can enjoy the game.