Geese on the Pond Barn Quilt Traditional Cache
Hidden : 10/1/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Hardin County has a number of barn quilts, and I recently found a map of their locations. I enjoyed driving around and looking at the various quilts, and placing some caches, so you can come take a look too. Please hunt this cache during daylight hours only. Enjoy!

The traditional American Flying Geese quilt pattern are isosceles triangles surrounded by skies, grouped to give the appearance of Geese flying in formation.


Quilting was a very popular early American pastime, particularly in the Midwest, where quilting circles were a common social pastime for women. Annual town fairs generally included a quilting bee, to award excellence in quilting. Handmade quilts were a very common wedding gift for young couples, and were often mentioned specifically in wills due to their sentimental significance. It was not uncommon, in early American culture, for quilts to reflect a mosaic of a woman's life, often including swatches of material from memorable events such as pieces of a wedding gown or a child's baptismal garment.



The quilt is visible from the cache site, which is on a nearby side road.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fgbc

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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