WGD 2012 - Old Spring Hill Church & Marker Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/27/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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This Cache Is Part Of The 2012 Wicomico Geocache Dash

 The 2012 Wicomico Geocache Dash is a virtual trail that takes cachers to 22 sites located throughout Wicomico County. The locations feature Wicomico's "Hidden Treasures" - parks, museums, historical buildings, and waterways. The 2012 Wicomico Geocache Dash is a Challenge Trail and works on a passport system.

There are no alternate requirements to finding and logging this cache! However, if you would like to complete the Challenge and be elligible for the limited edition commemorative coin, ...
You must -
  • Record the code word on your passport
  • Sign the logbook
  • Take a picture of yourself with the container
  • Log your find online
  • Attach your picture to your log

For more information on the 2012 Wicomico Geocache Dash or to print out your passport go to -

2012 Wicomico Geocache Dash Website

On February 3, 1943, a convoy of six U.S. ships passed through an area commonly known as "Torpedo Alley" near Greenland. The men aboard the USAT Dorchester were put on alert and told to sleep in their life vests, but those sleeping in the hold of the ship ignored the order because of the intense heat. At 12:55am, the Dorchester was fired upon by an enemy u-boat. The torpedo sliced through the midsection of the ship and knocked out it's electrical system. In the dark, with the ship quickly sinking, the men were ordered to abandon ship. In the midst of the chaos and panic, the four chaplains that were aboard the ship tried to regain order. Catholic Father John Washington, Dutch Reformed Rev. Clark Poling, Jewish Rabbi Alexander Goode, and Methodist Rev. George Fox assisted in handing out life vests and helping the men to board the lifeboats. When all of the life vests were gone, the four chaplains then took off their own vests and gave them to others. Within 18 minutes the Dorchester was gone. The four chaplains were last seen standing on the hull of the ship with their arms locked together singing hymns and in English, Hebrew, and Latin praying for the safety of the men. Of the 904 men that were aboard the ship, 230 survived. The four chaplains were later honored in 1960 and their next of kin awarded a special Congressional Medal of Valor in remembrance of the four "Immortal Chaplains" and their "selfless acts of courage, compassion, and faith".

The Four Immortal Chaplains Marker stands on the property of the Old Spring Hill Church. Originally built as a chapel of ease, the Spring Hill Parish was built in 1711. Once the location of an Indian battlefield, the chuch was given the name of "Spring Hill" because of the bubbling spring coming out of the top of a hill on the property. The land tract was originally owned by Colonel Francis Jenkins who, upon his death, left the land to his widow Madam Mary Hampton who eventually turned over the title to the vestry in 1738. On the west wall of the church is a plaque which sanctions her rights.

Cache Info:
You will be looking for a medium size lock-n-lock container.
Please be respectful and do not disturb the nearby gravestones.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpuvat Pbybef

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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