WSQ Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Cemetery Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 7/16/2008
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is placed by the Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church. The church is located in a coulee which runs along Coon Creek. This is a very nice setting for a church. There is a cemetery right next to the church. Enjoy the surroundings! Get the kids out and go caching!

"As this is classified as a cemetery cache please note it is NOT hidden on any grave marker or site. If there is a service going on, or folks are visiting their loved ones when you arrive please be respectful and come back at a later time. Your understanding and compassion for those folks will be appreciated."

History of the church:
Originally there was only one congregation in Coon Valley and it was formally named The Norwegian Lutheran Congregation of Coon Valley. This congregation was incorporated July 30, 1854, although the group probably existed for a year or more before the actual incorporation. A worship service had been held in July 1853 at Ole Pedersen Gullord's home at which time four children were baptized and a wedding was performed by Pastor Nils Brandt.
Pastor H.A. Stub served the parish from 1855-1861. His circuit included not only the three Coon Valley congregations, but Coon Prairie, Lewis Valley, La Crosse Valley, Halfway Creek, Bostwick Valley, West Prairie and Kickapoo.
The lower Coon Valley congregation was established in 1858 and incorporated in 1859 as a result of the resolution adopted at the congregational meeting of December 14, 1857. At this meeting it was decided to build a church in the middle of the valley. Shortly afterwards, in 1859, the people of the lower valley built their own church. Since the lower valley had its own church, the upper valley decided to build their own edifice on land purchased from Christopher Hansen in May 1859.
The first congregational minutes for the Upper Coon Valley congregation were kept by Pastor A.C. Preus in 1863. The new church was dedicated with appropriate ceremony on May 25, 1863. Starting in 1863, Pastor Preus was responsible for holding services at Coon Valley, Coon Prairie, West Prairie, Kickapoo, Fish Creek, Portland, and Brush Creek; Cannon Valley and Sparta were briefly served by Pastor Preus as well. In the summer of 1872, Pastor Preus left after nine years of dedicated service and returned to Norway. At the annual meeting of November 1873, the congregation decided to buy a 40-acre parsonage and call its own pastor. Pastor A. S. Meling from Stravanger, Norway, became the Valley’s first resident pastor. This marks the end of the pioneer period.
After formal incorporation in February 1876, a new church structure was built. The church was designed by C. F. Ross of La Crosse and was constructed by Hoff & Pedersen. Members of the congregation cut stone and hauled lime, brick, and other materials to the construction site. The building was completed and dedicated on June 19, 1877.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

"Gur Ybeq vf zl Furcureq"

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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