History Lesson
Eliada Brown (1760-1855) was born July 29, 1760, in Hadden,
Connecticut. At age 20, Brown enlisted in July 1780 and served a
three month tour as a private in Captain Stenen's Company of
Colonel Nichol's New Hampshire Regiment. Eliada was acting as a
sentry to General Benedict Arnold at West Point at the time of
Arnold's desertion. Brown re-enlisted in April 1781 and served
seven or eight months as a private in Captain Charles Nelson's
Company of Colonel Benjamin Wait's Vermont Regiment. He assisted in
building the fort at Corinth, Vermont and guarding the frontier and
participating in scouting parties.
Eliada lived in Vermont until 1838, when he moved with his wife and
family to Jefferson, Wisconsin He moved back to Vermont in 1846,
and, after a brief sojourn to Illinois, returned to Wisconsin.
Elida Brown died on June 23, 1855, at the age of 95.
The puzzle
Posted cords will lead you to Eliada Brown's grave. Once there take
a moment and thank him for his service. When done find his wife
Nancy's grave. Use math to figure what year she was born. Take the
first two numbers and reverse them, then subtract from the WEST
cords. Take the last two numbers, subtract her age at death, then
subtract that from the NORTH.
There is a 1776-1976 $2.00 bill for the first finder.
The WSQ in the title of this cache is an acronym for
Wisconsin Spirit Quest. Wisconsin geocachers have adopted this
acronym to designate their cemetery caches. As this is classified
as a cemetery cache please note it is NOT hidden on any grave
marker or site. If there is a service going on, or folks are
visiting their loved ones when you arrive please be respectful and
come back at a later time. Your understanding and compassion for
those folks will be appreciated.
PLEASE FOLLOW ANY POSTED VISITING
HOURS, RESPECT THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND ONLY VISIT DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS IF NO HOURS ARE POSTED
The cache is not located near a
grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag,
please stick it back in the ground. You must sign the cache log to
claim a find. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out.