Arboretum Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/18/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a full size ammo box located at the Murray State Arboretum. While easy to find this can be a high muggle area. The cache is not located in the arboretum but rather off to the side so no disturbance of any arboretum plants or vegetation is necessary. There is no cost to visit the arboretum. Cache was placed with permission from the arboretum director.

The Arboretum at Murray State University is a fully accessible horticultural display, public garden and educational laboratory located on the Pullen Farm of Murray State University in western Kentucky. The Arboretum at Murray State University consists of five major parts: Open Woodlands, Savanna, Open Prairie, Oak/Hickory Forest and Wetlands, plus Display and Community Gardens. Come walk the two miles of pathways experience one of the largest and most diverse collection of plants in western Kentucky.

Mr. Stanley Pullen was the first full-time teacher and chairman of the Agriculture Department at Murray State Normal School (now Murray State University). Mr. Pullen and his wife Mabel Pullen both taught in the field of agriculture at Murray State. Mr. Pullen passed away in 1935, but Mrs. Pullen continued to keep in touch with the Agriculture Department.

The original farm purchased by Mr. Pullen consisted of two tracts, the first of which was purchased in the 1920's. The Pullens ran the farm and a dairy (College Crest Farm) with the help of students as employees. Mr. Pullen built the farm which still stands on the property, but he passed away before the mortgage could be paid off. Mrs. Pullen took up many local teaching jobs to pay for the mortgage.

In her later years, MSU Agriculture Department was responsible for the management and operations of the 44 acre farm. Upon her passing, Mrs. Pullen bequeathed the farm and most of her estate to the MSU Foundation for academic purposes and scholarships for the department of agriculture.

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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