A Wind Blows Through It Traditional Cache
Spothors: It appears that it is gone. I am archiving it because the hiding place has been compromised during the construction. May put another one up when things calm down.
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This is a small Rubbermaid container covered with camo tape. It
contains Danish souvenirs. You can get wheel chairs fairly close
but not up to the cache.
Elk Horn's Danish windmill was built in 1848 in Norre Snede,
Denmark. This mill and others like it in Denmark and throughout
Europe were used to grind grain into flour for farmers in
neighboring communities. Because of the deterioration of mills in
Europe and especially Denmark, Harvey Sornson thought that Elk Horn
should bring a Danish Windmill to Iowa. He chose Elk Horn because
it has one of the largest concentrations of Danes in the United
States. He also thought that it would be a great way to celebrate
our country's bicentennial, and would help keep a small town from
dying. After much work and fundraising, the pieces of the mill
arrived from Denmark on February 4, 1976. The reconstruction
project was long and tedious. Over 300 volunteers showed their
support for this project by lending a hand in the work. Because of
this support, no hired help was required. Now Elk Horn is host to
the only authentic, working, Danish windmill in America. Shortly
after this one was moved, a law was passed in Denmark stating that
no more mills were allowed out of the country. After you find the
cache, visit the Windmill and visit with the docents for the whole
story.
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(Decrypt)
Pnpur ba; pnpur va pnzb
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