Urban Refuge Traditional Cache

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OReviewer: As there's been no response to the last note for over a month, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 12/27/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Located in Awbury Arboretum, a pleasant refuge in urban Philadelphia. A well-camo'ed container along a trail from the main house. For a faster find, park in Washington Lane Train station.

Awbury was originally the summer home of the Cope family. Henry Cope, a Quaker shipping merchant, purchased Awbury in 1852 and named the estate after the village, Avebury, England, from which his family originally emigrated. Awbury soon became a year-round home for members of the extended Cope family. Various Victorian and Colonial Revival houses were built between 1860 and the 1920s, forming a unique cultural landscape. The Francis Cope House (1860) is now the Arboretum headquarters.

Awbury's grounds were laid out in the 19th century in the English landscape garden tradition with the advice of the celebrated horticulturalist William Saunders, designer of the National Cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield and of the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. Long Vistas are framed by clusters of trees and shrubs which are interwoven with open space creating stunning visual contrasts.

Concern for the preservation of this piece of open space led to the establishment of the Arboretum in 1916 by members of the Cope family. It is open to the public from dawn to dusk.

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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