YELLOW FEVER CEMETERY Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Vertighost: Since there has been no response by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note, I have archived this cache. Please note that caches that have been archived for maintenance issues or lack of cache owner communication are not eligible to be unarchived.

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Hidden : 2/25/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a camo pill bottle. Park at gate and walk to cache. When you find this cache look to the west at the headstone. If you find another headstone in this cemetery, send me a picture of it for an extra smiley! BYOP!

I cannot find this cemetery listed on the Bryan Cemetery Lists,however the City of Bryan maintains it. The Bryan Yellow Fever Cemetery is historically significant for several reasons. It was the first public cemetery for the City of Bryan. The graveyard is linked – at least in popular tradition – to the great yellow fever epidemics of the 19 nth century. The graves of at least two Civil War veterans, John Skues and James P. King, are located in this burial ground; Skues served in the Union Army, while King was a veteran of the Confederate Army. In addition, the cemetery was primarily used for the burial of paupers, a class of persons often overlooked in published histories. Moreover, an interesting ethnic mix of persons were buried in this graveyard. This cemetery was in use 1861 until 1897. CONGRATULATIONS TO "IT'SCINDY" AND "GRIZBEER" ON FTF, WHAT A CACHING TEAM !

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PRQNE GERR

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)


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