Clues and Answers to Box #5

Location Reveal and Clue Answers

Location : Cooper's Branch #1! Clue Theme: Mark Anthony Cooper!

Winner: Ryan McGivern

Bonus Clue: ”Once was found, now is lost.”

This clue was about the lost town of Etowah that was founded by Mark Anthony Cooper and is now at the bottom of Lake Allatoona by the dam!

Bonus Clue: “The only of its kind can provide more info on what you want to find.”

This was referencing the Friendship Monument found downtown in Friendship Plaza! Mark Anthony Cooper commissioned the monument in 1857 to honor 38 friends who had aided him in a financial crisis, and it’s believed to be the only monument in existence built by a debtor to honor his creditors.

Clue #1: “Nearby clues combine the extra clues!”

Next to Cooper's branch #1 is the Allatoona Dam Overlook and Visitor Center where you can see where the lost town of Etowah is located and Cooper's Furnace! The friendship Monument used to be located in the town of Etowah before it was relocated to downtown Cartersville!

Clue #2: “If you run into a gate it doesn't seal your fate, but if you run into a ramp you may just be the champ!”

There are two Cooper's Branches - Cooper's Branch #1 and Cooper's Branch #2. Cooper's Branch #1 has a boat ramp where Cooper's Branch #2 is currently closed for the season and it's entrance gates are closed!

Clue #3: “You may have heard there's a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea. But have you heard there's a box in the hole of a log by the seas?"

This is a twist on a Sesame Street song that described how the box was hidden in Cooper's Branch #1! It was in a hole of a log between the parking lot of Cooper's Branch #1 and the lake!

Bonus Clue: "One branch leads to another.. or two."

This is a reference to 20 spur leading to Cooper's Branch #1 and #2! A road spur is a branch off a main road!

Bonus Clue: "If you drove to the top, I have to give you props! But back down to the left, I'll be below the rest!"

If you drove to the top of the Allatoona Dam Overlook that means you were on the right trail and not far away from the box! If you go back down the hill and across the street, you would find yourself at Cooper's Branch #1! If you take left, it would take you to the box which was in a log between the restrooms and lake!