Wild Rice Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Uncle_Fun: Time to let this one go. The rock with poem on it was the reason for the cache there. Now that its gone, time to archive.

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Hidden : 6/29/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Be sure to checkout the inscribed rock and nearby gazebo with information about the area. While it is available 24/7. I would suggest doing this in the daytime.

Abundant wild rice once grew in the marshland of the confluence and along the shores of the river, which the Menomonee (also spelled Menominee) Indians named for its "good seed." These wetlands provided them with the staples of life and allowed for access further inland. Archaeologist Charles Brown later identified five settlements along the valley rim. Another fourteen archaeological points of interest have since been marked within the valley based on historical accounts, but it is unlikely that anything would be found because of improvements. By the 19th century, displaced Potawatomi were the primary residents.

Missionary Jacques Marquette is the first European known to have explored the area, with other French-Canadian fur traders arriving in the late 1600s. The first permanent trading post was established by Jacques Vieau in 1795, while employed by the North West Company. Vieau built his cabin on top of a bluff overlooking the Menomonee Valley in what is now Mitchell Park. He was later joined by Solomon Juneau in 1818, who started one of three settlements that incorporated in to the City of Milwaukee.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzb'q ebpx.

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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