The Shepherd of the Hills Series #2: Lives Mystery Cache
The Shepherd of the Hills Series #2: Lives
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The Shepherd of the Hills, first published in 1907, became an immediate best-seller and one of the first million-selling books by an American author. The book was acclaimed novelist Harold Bell Wright’s second publication, and almost certainly his most famous work. It was translated into seven different languages and made into four movies, one starring John Wayne in his first Technicolor film. (Don’t rent it! It was not true to the book, and nobody liked it!) The book sparked the beginning of tourism in Branson and the Ozark Mountain region.
Based on actual people and events during the end of the 1800’s, this brilliant tale tells of the complicated lives of the Ozark pioneers. The story vividly portrays the account of a wise stranger the people called Dad Howitt. The story also tells of a father’s bitterness over the loss of his only daughter, of lovely Sammy Lane who wanted to become a lady so she would not embarrass Ollie Stewart, her fiancé, of Young Matt who loved her in silence, of Little Pete, the strange boy whom no one understood, and of the Baldknobber gang on their quest to control the region.
The Shepherd of the Hills is an excellent book and a dramatic story featuring adventure, romance, forgiveness, triumph, faith, and moral message that is as true today as it was 100 years ago.
This is the story of the Ozarks people and their lives which were reflected in the story of The Shepherd of the Hills. Many are interred here. Your mission is to find each of these tombstones and to reflect upon the simple people who represented the following characters:
As this is a puzzler cache, there is a puzzle to decipher which will lead you to the final coordinates of the cache:
Final Coordinates – Latitude 36.HFDGEE Longitude 93.3ABICJ
Where:
Truman Powell – The Old Shepherd A=4th digit year he was born
Charles Vining – Fiddlin’ Jake B=3rd digit of year he was born
J.K. Ross – Old Matt C=4th digit of the year he died
Molly Ross – Aunt Molly D=2nd digit in the day of the month she died
Levi Morrill – Uncle Ike E=which calvary division he served in
Nettie Morrill – Mandy Ford F= 3rd digit in the year she died
Oscar Morrill – Zeke Wheeler G=4th digit in the year he died
Susie Johnston – Sammy Lane H=4th digit in the year she died
Additionally, you will need to find the Historic Evergreen Cemetery sign located near the parking coordinates and uncover the following info:
I=the letter position in which the first letter, ‘E’ appears (for example, if the sign read, ‘Evergreen Cemetery,’ I would = 1 (but in this case, it does not!))
J=the letter position in the last line in which the letter, ‘K’ falls
We hope you enjoy this puzzle cache. This is second in a series of The Shepherd of the Hills caches. They are all related to the novel, The Shepherd of the Hills. If you have not read it, please do so, and join us in visiting all these historically relevant sights in the Branson area. Please e-mail us with any comments or questions regarding these caches. Thanks and have fun!
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