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Henry County Heritage Trust-Veterans Memorial Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

HCHT: The vast majority of geocachers are respectful and courteous of others. They write notes of thanks and appreciate learning the history of our area, which is the purpose of the HCHT series of caches. But, this particular cache has been in place for more than nine years and it's now been stolen, as have other caches in our area. Enough is enough, so it is being archived. Sorry...

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Hidden : 3/27/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is placed by Henry County Heritage Trust, a group that has dedicated itself to the preservation of history in Henry County. This is one of the many cache sites they have placed to educate the general public on the little known details of the history surrounding the area.

First Court House

In 1839, just one year after the Territory of Iowa was established, Mount Pleasant built its new courthouse - the first one in the State. The commissioners did not actually occupy the building until their regular meeting on April 6, 1840, but from then on it was in continual use until 1872. A bronze plaque mounted on a native red granite boulder marks the site where the Henry County Courthouse once stood.

monument located at N40 .915 W91 .33.180

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp Xrl obk [no cache in park since this is a double listing only one placed at memorial down the street]

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)