L&L - Absecon Mystery Cache
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Legends and Lore - South Jersey is an area rich
with history that contains legendary characters and amazing
stories. This series of caches is designed for you to learn some of
the legends and stories of the area that we have grown to love.
Some of the stories are true, some are just stories. Some are
creepy, some funny, all are interesting. We hope you take the time
to read the story that goes with each cache. Enjoy!
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!
Remember the game Mad Gabs? Seems like that is how this town was
named....or at least the way you are going to get the coordinates
to this cache.
One of the nicest little fishing holes around. These waters are
trout stocked. Bring your own pen, just in case...
So just how did Absecon get its name? Some say it is a
bastardization of the Lenni Lenape word "Absegami" which means
"Little Sea Water". It begins the same, but why the different
ending?
According to the Noyes family, a lot of people assume that is how
the town was named. But they are very wrong.
The true story, according to the Noyes family, was that there was a
fisherman of Absecon Creek who continuously had his fishing gear
stolen. He finally bought a dog named Abner, or "Ab" for short.
Every time he saw someone near his gear, he would shout, "Ab, sic
'em!" And a town name was born.....
To find this cache, you are going to:
N39 25. Nigh Ate E'en Ein
W074 30. Tree Set Van Tee Fie
Have at it!!
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ovttre guna n cerfpevcgvba obggyr, ohg abg ol zhpu.