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SQ - Pierce Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

-allenite-: As there has been no response from owner regarding my previous note, I'm archiving this cache. Please note that if geocaches are archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ for lack of maintenance, they are not eligible for unarchival.

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Hidden : 12/15/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Pierce family has a long history with the city of Chelsea. In the early 1800s, brothers Nathan and Darius Pierce received land grants in Michigan from President Andrew Jackson. The hamlets they founded, Pierceville and Kedron, which, thanks to the Michigan Central Railroad, soon consolidated into the village of Chelsea.

Nowadays, the presence of the Pierce family is still strongly felt. There's Pierce Lake, Pierce Lake Park, Pierce Lake Golf Course, Pierce Park, Pierce Road, Pierce Street, Pierce Lake School, and even Pierce's Pastries Plus. And there is, tucked away in a forgotten corner of the original Pierceville, the Pierce Cemetery.

Pierce Cemetery is a small burial ground, especially when one considers the importance of the Pierce family to Chelsea. Found within are a handful of old marble gravestones, their engraving eroded from years of exposure. Only the tall, obelisk-like memorial on the south side of the cemetery reflects the Pierce family's stature in Chelsea. Nevertheless, the graveyard is all but forgotten.

The cache is a waterproof match container. Pull completely off the road onto the shoulder in front of the cemetery to park, and please use stealth, as this cemetery is located in a commercial area of town. Please bear in mind the state's dawn-to-dusk rule, and happy caching!

Congratulations to woolsox, FTF this cache!


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)