Land of Lorimier Multi-Cache
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The cache is located in downtown Cape Girardeau, MO in the vicinity of the Mississippi River floodwall. The starting point is near Broadway and Water Street.
The Mississippi River has always played a part in the history of Cape Girardeau, Mo. In the 1730's, a Frenchman named Jean Baptiste Girardot established a trading post near what is now Cape Rock. Girardot moved on, and in 1793 the Spanish Government gave Frenchman Louis Lorimier a land grant, which included title to this area. He established another trading post near the river. On Nov. 23, 1803, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark brought their Corps of Discovery expedition to Cape Girardeau. Lewis visited with Lorimier, who was Commandant of the territory and community founder. Lewis described the physical characteristics of Lorimier in his journal, including his extraordinary mane. Standing about 5'8'' in height, his well-kept tresses were "long enough at one point that they touched the ground when he was standing erect." This geocache is intended to present a pictorial overview of Cape Girardeau's history through the Mississippi River Tales mural along the river floodwall in downtown Cape Girardeau. The published coordinates are near Broadway and Water Street and provide a starting point for this multi-cache. Clues to the cache location will be found in specific mural panels along with general clues below: Clue 1: The opposite of "front" is _____. Clue 2: In the 1803 mural panel, what is the last letter of Meriwether's last name? Clue 3: What rank was he? Fourth letter. Clue 4: What is the last letter of Lorimier's wife's name? Clue 5: Who was Jefferson? First letter. Clue 6: Lorimier is looking at an animal. Fourth letter. Clue 7: In the 1909 mural panel, what is the color of the hat worn by the man on the ladder? Clue 8: In the panel description, what are the first and second letters of the President's middle name? Clue 9: What are the two large letters on the side of the riverboat? Clue 10: In the 1925 panel, what is the middle letter of the bandleader's nickname? Clue 11: The name of the piano player will provide the coordinates to the cache: Earl Hines: N37 18.394 W089 31.042 James P. Johnson: N37 18.351 W089 31.070 Jelly Roll Morton: N37 18.312 W089 31.084 Meade Lux Lewis: N37 18.120 W089 31.067 Jess Stacy: N37 18.049 W089 31.114 ** Permission was granted by the facility manager to place a cache at this location.
Additional Hints
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Gjb juvgr fgbarf ba fbhgu fvqr bs onpx fgrcf.
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