JAXPARKS: Memorial Park Mystery Cache

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Friends of JaxParks: This cache has been removed. Look for a new JaxParks challenge coming in July.

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Hidden : 4/28/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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The JaxParks Challenge


Since Geocaching and parks kind of go hand in hand, The City of Jacksonville, The Cache Station and The Friends of JaxParks would like to welcome you to The JaxParks Challenge.

There has been 34 caches hidden just for this purpose. Inside each one is a special code word that you will need to record for verification of visiting the cache.

For all those committed to completing the challenge, there will be a special trackable Geocoin.

Upon completion of the Parks Challenge you will email The JaxParks Rep with the list of code words that you retrieved from the Geocaches.
About the Park


Memorial Park:

Memorial Park lies nestled between Riverside Avenue and the St. Johns River. In 1918, the Jacksonville Rotary Club proposed the idea for a park to honor the 1200 Floridians who perished in WWI, and the City purchased the property in 1919. Thirty-one civic groups worked in planning and raising funds for the park, which was dedicated Christmas Day, 1924. The park soon became the scenic focal point of Riverside. Designed by the renowned Olmsted Brothers firm, the park features the bronze sculpture Life, created by the celebrated Charles Adrian Pillars (1870-1937). A local resident for 26 years, he also created Florida’s two statues residing in National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. In 1986, Anne Freeman founded the Memorial Park Association, which along with the City has worked steadfastly to restore and preserve this historic landmark, particularly after a tornado devastated the grounds in 1997.

For a complete list of all the parks in the JaxParks Challenge, official rules and instructions on how to recieve your Geocoin click HERE

This is a very busy park. You MUST use stealth!

You are seeking a small L-n-L. The cache is NOT at the listed coords. To get the correct coords, start at the listed coords, count the number of lampposts INSIDE the circular walk around the park. This number will be "XX". The correct coords will be N30 18.6AB W081 40.CDE. For the North coords, multiply "XX" times 5, and subtract that number from the listed North coords for "AB". For the West coords, multiply "XX" times 2 and add that number to the listed West coords for "CDE".

This is a very busy park. You MUST use stealth!

Have fun and Enjoy the tour of some of JaxParks coolest parks!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ohfu/ba gur tebhaq.

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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