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A calcium jar. A simple 2 stage multi with parking close to both stages. At the first stage you will see a large green box with 8 black numbers and letters on a white background. You will use the first six numbers to determine the location of the final.
The First Stage is located at a a spot first brought to the community by Geofool (GCGB1R). A very cool spot and when I had visited the blade assembly had been blown off of the mill and was laying stuck on the ground. Since then the blades have been repaired onto the mill.
Enjoy!
Description as first written by Geofool
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This cache is located Mt. Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst. Established in 1925, Mt. Emblem is perhaps best known for the 1850 windmill on the grounds. The property, previously a farm, was founded as a Masonic Cemetery. When I was growing up in the area, this windmill was open to the public. Its inner workings were a sight to see. Unfortunately, public access is no longer available.
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Here is a little history on windmills.
Since ancient times, man has harnessed the power of the wind to provide motive power for transportation. Likewise, the technique of grinding grain between stones to produce flour is similarly ancient, and widespread. Quite where and when these two came together in the first windmill is unknown, but a likely scenario suggests a Persian origin, from where (tradition has it) the knowledge spread back into Northern Europe as a result of the Crusades. (Of course wind was not the first non-human power source applied to the task of grinding corn - it was preceded by both animal power, and in all probability by water power).
European millwrights became highly skilled craftsmen, developing the technology tremendously and as Europeans set off colonizing the rest of the globe, windmills spread throughout the world.
The pinnacles of windmill design include those built by the Dutch (who used windmills extensively to pump water as well grind flour) and the British, who developed many advanced "automatic control" mechanisms over the centuries.
As steam power developed, the uncertain power of the wind became less and less economic and we are left today with a tiny fraction of the elegant structures that once extracted power from the wind. These remaining windmills, scattered throughout the world, are a historic and certainly very photogenic reminder of a past technological age.
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To find the final
North coordinate
Take the first 3 numbers and divide by three
Subtract 12
Add the result to the decimal portion of the posted north coordinate
West coordinate
Take the next 3 numbers and divide by three
Subtract 5
Subtract the result from the decimal portion of the posted west coordinate
Go find the final and Have Fun!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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