MoonShiner #4 Ray Odom Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/6/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You are searching for my Shine and a Smiley in the form of an ammo can. One of the most powerful men in Baker County and it all started with moving some shine.





Ray Odom "When I first came to Macclenny in 1950 and opened up a retail business, I learned that moonshine was part of the county's economy. I just had a little old department store and those who traded with me helped me make a living. I catered to the people who were involved in it; most of them were nice people and, after 45 years, are still my friends today, although they are no longer involved in it. "Moonshine was just a way of life for many people back then. Most of them didn't even try to hide it. My store was located next to a downtown service station and there are still scrapes today on the building that those trucks made going in and out. Many of the trucks were parked back of the station for servicing. It was just a way of life and when time for it ran out, it was over. "I think some of them didn't want to change with the times, but law enforcement got to be more sophisticated with better ways to detect the moonshiner. The penalties got stiffer and some of them had to serve time in state and federal prisons. "When the community became concerned, I worked on the development commission to try and bring employment for them and others to Baker County. I especially worked hard to bring the hospital here. All three of my children were born there. "Farming was poor back then, and people needed new opportunities for employment. The community worked to bring those opportunities into focus with NEFSH, Ed Fraser Hospital and other industries. "Back then, we had the moonshine to help make a living and it wasn't just for the moonshiner. For me, it would have been much harder to make a living because they spent some of the money that came out of it with me and it helped to keep my business opened. It was a part of life that benefited many people at the time. The ones I knew who dealt in moonshine were nice people and I respected them then and I do now." -- Ray Odom, President of Pine View Golf and Country Club, Dealer-operator of Pine View Chevrolet.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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