This cache has a twofold purpose: a tour of a historic cemetery
on the western-central border of Milwaukee and, secondarily, an
introduction to the eastern end of a new Rails-to-Trails which
eventually will extend out to the borders of Milwaukee and Waukesha
Counties.
Welcome to Calvary Cemetery, one of the oldest Catholic
cemeteries in the State of Wisconsin. Among those buried here are
Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee’s 1st mayor, Patrick Cudahy the meat
packer, and the brewery Miller family. There are also markers for
many victims of the Lady Elgin shipwreck of 1860 which killed over
400 people although few victims were recovered.
This is a 9-part multi which is really pretty easy. You will
visit 8 sites throughout the cemetery to get one digit at each for
the location: N43.0G.ABC W87 5H.DEF The final is not in the
cemetery but is along a new Rail-to-Trails path (not yet paved as
of July 2007). Your GPS maps will indicate a railroad but not only
is it defunct but the tracks have been taken up for salvage.
I have arranged the clues A-H in a somewhat circular fashion
taking you around the cemetery ending back at the entrance
although, you may do this in any order.
SITE A (MCMAHON): The Above co-ordinates. LAST DIGIT IN YEAR
MINUS 5.
SITE B (CUDAHY): N43 02.055 W87 59.006 # OF WORDS IN
DEDICATION
SITE C (DREW): N43 02.052 W87 58.899 # OF LETTERS IN 4TH WORD IN
BIBLE QUOTE
SITE D (KENTENICH): N43 02.015 W87 58.877 LAST DIGIT IN 2ND YEAR
MINUS 5
SITE E (CERA): N43 01.932 W87 58.899 3RD DIGIT IN YEAR
SITE F (CHAPEL): N43 02.040 W87 58.803 LAST DIGIT IN CORNERSTONE
MINUS 3
SITE G (MILLER): N43 02.088 W87 58.832 LAST DIGIT IN BIRTH YEAR
OF FRED SR. MINUS 5
SITE H (GATEHOUSE): N43 02.192 W87 58.928 3RD DIGIT IN
CORNERSTONE
The cache is a medium-sized ammo box with the log (bring your
own pen). I have no goodies in it BUT the 1st finder may take the
1957 $1 Silver Certificate! I wanted to find cemetery-related items
but I don’t have any. Feel free to leave some.