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A Drive through Laurel's History 1/6 Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/15/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This tour will guide you around historic Laurel and show you parts of the community that you never knew existed. Designed for the Laurel Historical Society, this cache is meant to educate people while informing them of the Laurel Historical Society.You will need to use a car to complete this tour, although you could spend the afternoon on a bike completing the tour. There are six parts to this cache. A similar trail is located at the Laurel Historical Society.

Prepare yourself for a journey through Laurel’s past, and learn about historic locations were hidden from you within your own community. This is a puzzle cache developed for the Laurel Historical Society. There are six locations that you must visit in order to collect the information to reach the final coordinate, so it is recommended that you insert the provided points into your GPS before you start your journey. This will help ensure that your adventure goes as smoothly as possible. Below is the name that hints at the first location, the coordinates, and the clue that you will need to solve at that location. As you collect the information, fill in the blanks and replace the letter within each clue, and then replace the corresponding letter for the final location. Please enjoy, and don’t forget to check out the walking trail at the Laurel Historical Society’s museum (817 Main Street)!

This tour was developed as part of an Eagle Project to benefit the Laurel Historical Society. LHS is a nonprofit organization that’s primary goal is to educate people of Laurel’s history. Based in a museum that has changing themes, LHS works with the community to preserve and restore historical parts of Laurel. In order to aid them in their goal, this tour was designed in order to help attract people to their museum. In addition to this journey, there is a smaller version along Main Street that is available at the Laurel Historical Society. It is designed for both individuals and youth groups, so please try it out. You will need a driver’s license to borrow the trail packet and GPS, and after there are special patches available for purchase. Enjoy fellow geocachers, and this is one tour you want to let the muggles know about.

The clues are:

1) Brought Christianity to Africa

This Church has 'C' stars on the front door, and 'H _' parking spots in back.

2) All Aboard!

First constructed in '_ J _ _', this railway station was placed on the national historic register in '_ _ G _ '.

3) A peaceful country estate

There is a single lamp located at each main '_ _ _ _ F _ _' of the main building.

4) Laurel’s center of the arts

Was designated as a historic landmark in '_ _ _ D' under the provisions of the historic sites act of '_ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ B E'.

5) Lincoln’s meeting place

Built in 1889, it was used a school until '_ I _ _'.

6) RIP Laurel Founders

A memorial was dedicated to Legion Post 60 on 'A _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _'.

The final location is: A BJ° DC.BEC' F DGC° EH.IDJ'

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1) Fg. Znex'f Puhepu 2) Ynhery Envyebnq 3) Fabjuvyy Znabe 4) Zbagcryvre Znafvba 5) Yvapbya Unyy 6) Vil Uvyy Przgrel Svany: Gerr Ubyr

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)