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The Smokestack Mystery Cache

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JimandLinda: Cache is gone. Time for a new one here! Thanks to all that visited. It's open for another cacher to place one. Have at it!

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Hidden : 1/17/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Located in Abe Rochlin Park, the coordinates will take you to a large rock (with a plaque),near this impressive brick structure. You will also see other plaques nearby, as well.

This marker is a memorial to Germans who migrated from Russia to the United States from the years 1899-1914, to begin a new life in Oshkosh, WI.

The structure is dedicated to the woodworkers and woodworking industry who, together, made Oshkosh "The Sawdust Capital" of the world.

You will need to finish these coordinates to find the hide:

N44.02.ABC W088.33.XYZ

A = # of plaques on the north side of the smokestack

B = # of lightning rods on top of the smokestack minus 1

C = the 2nd number in the dedication year of the plaque

X = the 3rd number in the dedication year of the plaque

Y = C

Z = the number of letters in the last name of the first president of M&I Western State Bank.

Final is a peanut butter container within walking distance.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyq lbhe urnq hc

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)