Kings Highway Micro Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/1/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the cousin cache to my Kings Highway Multi-Mystery Cache GC155H5 in Cumberland. This is one of six markers in Cumberland County.

From thinkquest.org, "Believe it or not, the odometer dates all the way back to Franklin's times, for he was keen enough to foresee its usefulness in daily life. As postmaster, Benjamin was assigned the task of mapping mail routes for the local towns. He went out riding on this carriage to measure the routes and soon realized how important it was to keep track of the distances. Consequently, he invented a simple odometer attached to his carriage. The instrument was designed to measure distances by counting the rotations of the axles of the wagon. Interestingly, the device was calibrated to trigger a bell every twenty "rods". Historians speculate that Franklin used his odometer to establish mile markers along his postal route.

From scarborough.me.us: "Old Dunstan area was a noted place for well kept and well stocked taverns as it was the stopping place for four lines of daily stage coaches between Portland and Boston. In 1787, when stage coaches began operation between Portland and Portsmouth, it is said that every mile of the Post Road had a granite marker and a tavern. One of these markers may be seen near the Maine Medical Center parking lot where a bronze plaque shows that in 1761, Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin ordered a stone marker placed on the King's Highway in Scarborough, denoting the 120-mile distance from Boston."

Go to the above location to find the cache and walk about 100 feet towards Route 1 to check out the historical plaque and stone.

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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