Milo Way Traditional Cache
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Milo Way
Come discover Rockville’s new Town Center near the site of the old Milo Movie Theater. The following is an excerpt from Rockville’s Historic District Commission website:
“Rockville has had several theatres over time; the SECO opened 1912 a few blocks to the west and the Milo, which was located across from the Regal, was built in 1935. The Milo had 600 seats on the main level for white patrons, and 150 in the balcony for African Americans. Black patrons had to enter a separate door that led directly up to the balcony without passing through the rest of the theatre.
Signs hung over the entrances and at the restrooms denoted “White” or “Colored.” Signs like this were all over Rockville, including the theatre, courthouse, and railroad station. It was understood at many area restaurants that black patrons would come to the rear to pick up food to go, but were not allowed to eat inside or use the front door.
Through the efforts of the Montgomery County chapter of the NAACP, which staged protests and sit-ins at local establishments, and with mounting national pressure to desegregate, Rockville adopted a public accommodations law in 1962.
As you look at the Regal Cinema, where people of all races are welcome today, you can reflect on the struggle that African Americans faced only 40 years ago, just to be allowed to walk through the front doors of places like this. The efforts, pride, and achievements of Rockville’s African Americans from the 18th century through today are important in understanding Rockville’s history.”
The cache is a nano, not in plain site. Best bet is to feel around for it, but you don’t need to dig around in a planter, or anything like that. The coordinates will probably get you within +-75 feet, due to the buildings near by (this is the reason for the 2.5 difficulty rating). Coordinates for a nearby FTF prize are included. Again, the coordinates get you close (probably 25 feet), the FTF location is a very common urban cache. Enjoy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[1.] Juvpu jnl gb gur yvoenel?
[2.] 5 srrg uvtu.
[3.] Haqre gur Zvyb Jnl.
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