Ft. Moore Returns--Filling in the Gaps
A
cache
by GeoCraig
Hidden:
12/17/2008
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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One of a series to fill in the gaps
between Downtown caches. Parking is scarce or prohibited near
most of these caches. If you find a good parking spot, take
it and do this series as an "urban hike."
Magnetic bison tube.
Ft.
Moore
On this site, the American Flag
was flown over Los Angeles on July 4, 1847--the first American
Independence Day in Los Angeles. The fort was erected by
members of the Mormon Battalion shortly before their release from
active duty. They had marched 1900 miles from Iowa to San
Diego and then to Los Angeles as part of Army of the est.
Some of the discharged veterans were present at the discovery of
gold at Sutter's Mill, starting the California gold
rush.
The Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial is a large
stone memorial wall built in 1957 on part of the fort's original
location facing Hill Street. As the largest bas-relief military
monument in the United States, it honors the Mormon Battalion, the
U.S. 1st Dragoons, and the New York Volunteers who raised the
American flag over the fort on July 4, 1847, at the first
Independence Day in Los Angeles.
Point of View from the
Cache
Additional Hints (
Decrypt
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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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Fgrcf--Guveq "yvtug" hc
(Decrypted Hints)
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 November 6 by pmortem (11 found)
Found 2037 Friday night. GZ was very dark at this time. Good cover but a bit dodgy. Ventured through the dark made the grab and took the cache down the block to a more well lit corner. SL and took back to GZ. Now there was a news crew across the street. I was able to dash in and replace cache back in same spot.
TFTC
[view this log] | October 16 by Ohnorun (75 found)
Quick find on lunch. Wish that fountain was running.... TFTC!
[view this log] | October 10 by EMU38 (324 found)
In town on business from New Orleans. Enjoying the beautiful weather and grabbing a few caches. SL, TFTC.
[view this log] | October 7 by firebreeze (5 found)
[view this log] | October 2 by HappyGoLucky (1803 found)
Good hint thanks for the cache
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Current time: 11/21/2009 2:36:55 PM
Last Updated: 11/7/2009 6:21:39 AM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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