Flushing Freedom Mile Tour-Lewis H. Latimer Traditional Cache

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New York Admin: I regret to report that the cache owner has not responded to the prior note about this disabled cache. I'm archiving it opening the area up to others.

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Hidden : 4/14/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

What a great walking tour full of history. Caches placed along the route to add to the enjoyment. Unfortunately the sightes are too close together for me to place a cache at each site so you will have to just fill in the gaps between caches with some sight seeing.

The Lewis H. Latimer House
The Lewis H. Latimer House was moved from Holly Avenue in Flushing to its present site in 1988. Lewis H. Latimer was the son of Virginia runaway slaves. Self-educated, he eventually became Thomas Edison's chief draftsman. He improved on Edison's electric light bulb by developing a carbon filament and was part of a team which installed electric lighting in New York City, Philadelphia and London. Latimer was the only AfricanAmerican on Edison's staff. He also did the original drawings for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gbc bs oynpx srapr jurer gur gjb glcrf bs sraprf zretr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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