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This cache has been archived.

offline.cacher: The general rule reviewers use to archive a cache is that the cache owner has been notified (through a log entry) by the reviewer and that no response has been forthcoming. This is the case with this cache. As a result it has been archived.
If the owner would like to discuss this issue, please contact me through my geocaching.com profile. Include the GC code for the cache.

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offline.cacher
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Hidden : 7/29/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Located in Penny Park--This cache went missing and now it is back. I will disable this cache in the winter for maintenance and then return it in the spring when it can be concealed properly.--

--This cache went missing and now it is back. I will disable this cache in the winter for maintenance and then return it in the spring when it can be concealed properly.--
The founding of Buena Vista (BeeUna Vista) was done primarily by one man, Benjamin C. Moomaw in the late 1800s. Mr. Moomaw had originally founded a town named Green Forest with only a tannery. After the railroads had been built in 1880, he began to dream of a much larger city.

Mr. Moomaw soon secured several other businesses including a pulp mill and a canning factory but still needed more to become a sizable city. Then in 1882, the first industry was built... it was Appold & Sons Tannery. Several other industries would open by 1888.

At the end of 1888, the Buena Vista Company was organized and began selling stock. Within 30 days all of the stock was sold for a total of $400,000. After the sale, it was time to lay out the town and begin recruiting both people and industries. It was then that the town was to be named Buena Vista. It would initially consist of 13,140 acres.

Buena Vista was granted its Charter as a town from the State in January 1890. Buildings were popping up everywhere... hotels, churches, businesses, railroads, and homes. After much prosperity, the state granted a Charter for Buena Vista to become a city on February 15, 1892.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yvggyr zhttyrf ybir guvf cynpr.

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)