This is a virtual cache. There is no container. The only log is
here, on this web site. There is a reward at the end when you
successfully complete this hunt.
Note: no "armchair caching", please: we
believe a player must visit a cache site in person in order for it
to count as a find.
| Kid Friendly Lunchtime Cache |
| Nightcaching Handicap Access |
Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
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You may park at any one of the three points and walk to the
other two:
1) Start at N35 19.692 & W096 54.959. Find the bust of a
civic leader who was a local pharmacist and postmaster. Note the
man’s nickname. You’ll need to remember or write down
the three letters of his nickname.
2) Go to N35 19.722 & W096 54.980. Read the marker
describing the oldest surviving house in Shawnee. Remember or write
down the last name of the family that built the
cabin. The exhibits in the museum indicate that this family, who
made the 1891 land run, were not only land speculators, but also
founders and promoters of the new town of Shawnee.
3) Go to N35 19.660 & W096 54.962. Write down or remember
the year commemorated here.
Also write down or remember who is buried here: you will need to
e-mail us the complete name in order to log the
cache (please be sure not to give it away to others by putting the
name in your log entry!) You may log your cache after you have
e-mailed us (waiting is no fun), but we will delete any log that
has not sent confirmation data. We will answer each e-mail, whether
you log right away or wait for our okay. We don't check e-mail
every day, so don't worry if you don't hear back from us
immediately.
Now, to complete this cache you’ll need to combine the
saved words and year, which when combined and used as a password,
will enable you to unlock a beautiful certificate of accomplishment
created especially for this cache. You can print it out in full
color, put it in an expensive frame, and hang it on your wall!
Anyway. Take the three letters of the man’s nickname from
#1, followed by the five letters of the family's from #2. Now, add
the year from #3 and place them after the names (all lowercase
letters) – ie: xxxxxxxx####, where ‘x’ is a
letter of the word and name abbreviation, and ‘#’ is a
date. This is the password which will open the file containing the
certificate of accomplishment located at the “Images”
section below.
This very interesting Museum
houses exhibits explaining the history of Shawnee and Pottawatomie
County and hosts special events, such as the annual Woodcarvers'
Fun Day with music, dancing, food, and buggy rides. The Museum is
free, but donations are accepted.
Visit this link to find
out about the town and other local attractions. If you time your
hunt right it can coincide with the Redbud Festival, the
Pottawatomie County FREE Fair or one of the other events.
Families with small children may want to bring a picnic and
check out the playground designed to look like this landmark,
located at N35 20.438 & W096 54.431.
Many thanks to C. J. Doyle, whose Saint Marys Three-Step
Virtual Cache is the inspiration and pattern for our first virtual
cache.
Thanks also to the Railroad Baron, for his help with
certificates.
And, we would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the
Museum staff!
This cache may also be logged as a
Navicache find.
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