GC1PG2J Arrowhead Cache (Traditional Cache) in Illinois, United States created by Tregiani + Pearlmam

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A cache by Tregiani + Pearlmam Message this owner

Hidden : 4/3/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located on the LOWER PART OF THE BLUFF. It's placed by a little trail that runs parallel to the main trail. It's a nice area, where you can find little caves on the bluff. As usual, watch for ticks and snakes.

This cache is a small lock n' lock, transparent, with a log book and few small items, and for the first to find, we placed on it two arrowheds (hence the name of the cache) that were found in the area immediately east of Little Grand Canyon, and that were made by the native habitants of Southern Illinois, as described on this excerpt below:

"At the dawn of the historic era, when European explorers first entered the land¬¬ we now call the State of Illinois, they encountered a people who became known to the world as the Illinois or Illiniwek Indians. The Illinois were a populous and powerful nation that occupied a large section of the Mississippi River valley. They became important allies of French fur traders and colonists who came to live among them, and they played a key role in the early history of what would later become the midwestern United States.

The story of the Illinois people is a remarkable tale of adaptation and change. Their world was turned upside down during their long association with French settlers and, later, British and American colonists. As time passed, their population declined and many of their traditional ways of life changed as they adapted to new situations. Eventually the Illinois were forced to leave their traditional lands and move west to Indian Territory. Their descendants, the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, are now scattered throughout the United States but maintain their tribal headquarters in Miami, Oklahoma.

This is the story of the Illinois people when they lived in their traditional homeland, a place the French used to call the "Illinois Country." The story is based, in part, on historical descriptions of the Illinois by French observers like Jacques Marquette and Pierre Delliette, who traveled or lived among them three-hundred years ago. Another part of the story comes from archaeology, as several of the village sites occupied historically by the Illinois people have been excavated by archaeologists. Information also comes from the descendants of the Illinois themselves, who have shared some of their traditional folk tales and have compiled photographs and other documents relating to their history.

Illinois technology included a wide variety of objects that had value in the economic, social, and belief systems of the society. Most of these objects were obtained by the Illinois from their natural environment and fashioned into such things as dwellings, tools, or weapons. Other objects were obtained from trading partners in other societies, including members of neighboring Indian tribes and, historically, French traders who sought hides and furs produced by the Illinois. French trade goods had already reached the Illinois when Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet became the first European explorers to enter the Illinois Country in 1673. During the following century, many items of traditional Illinois technology were replaced with European objects as the Illinois adapted to their coexistence with French missionaries and settlers." (Source: (visit link)

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So, have fun on this beautiful area, keep it clean, and be sure to hide it again carefully!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx ernyyl ybj.

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)