Woodmen of the World Mystery Cache
channing2nd: Looks like the final location is now fenced off in private property... Bummer!
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Woodmen of the World is a fraternal organization based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that operates a large privately held insurance company for its members. Its history includes the erection of numerous distinctive tombstones depicting tree stumps across the country prior to 1930, a program to donate flags, and broadcast interests that were to own the first television station where Johnny Carson worked
The organization was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, by Joseph Cullen Root. Root, who was a member of several fraternal organizations including the Freemasons, had founded Modern Woodmen of America in Lyons, Iowa, after hearing a sermon about "pioneer woodsmen clearing away the forest to provide for their families". Taking his own surname to heart, he wanted to start a Society that "would clear away problems of financial security for its members". Root fell out with the Modern Woodmen of America over accusations of false beneficiary claims. He moved to Omaha, where he started Woodmen of the World.
One enduring physical legacy of the organization are distinctive headstones in the shape of a tree stump. This was an early benefit of Woodmen of the World membership, and they are found in cemeteries nationwide. This program was abandoned in the late 1920s as too costly.
Typically the headstones would include a depiction of the WOW relics—symbols of the organization. These include most notably a stump or felled tree (inscribed into a more generic monument in some cases, rather than the more noticeable instances of the entire monument being in the shape of the log or tree-stump); the maul and wedge; an axe; and often a Dove of Peace with an olive branch. As Woodmen "do not lie" a common inscription: "Here rests a Woodman of the World".
In order to find this cache, you will need to do a little research, and a little leg work. First, answer the questions below…all information is readily available on Wikipedia.
Second, visit the coordinates listed for the cache and answer the final two questions.
Fill in the blanks and away you go for a quick smiley. At the final, you will be looking for a camoe'd regular sized container.
(In the case of multiple-digit answers, add the digits together until you eventually come up with a single digit).
On the net…
A – What year was Woodmen of the World founded?
B – What day of the month was Woodmen of the World founded?
C – What month of the year was Woodmen of the World founded?
D – What year was Modern Woodmen of America founded?
At initial coordinates…
E – What year did this Woodmen of the World die?
F – How old was he when he died?
Final location…
44 49.abc
119 25.def
a = A-7
b = B+3
c = C-4
d = d+4
e = E-1
f = F-1
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