GC411C9 MML 2013 - Snow Hill District 1 (Traditional Cache) in Maryland, United States created by MML Geotrail

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MML Geotrail: The MML and the Maryland Geocaching Society (MGS) would like to thank everyone for participating in the 2013 MML Geotrail. The trail and geocoin promotion ended effective April 2014. Please be sure to visit the MGS website at www.mdgps.org for latest news on geocaching in Maryland.

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Calvertcachers

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Hidden : 1/4/2013

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Maryland Municipal League Geotrail 2013
Celebrating Maryland’s Cities and Towns.
Snow Hill - MML District 1

The trail consists of 10 MML participating Districts (regions).
The MML Geocache Trail project will launch January 5, 2013 with 49 participating cities and towns. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 200 geocachers as an incentive for locating at least 2 municipal caches in each of the 10 participating districts. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a MML 2013 passport, find and log at least 20 of the MML 2013 geocaches. Geocachers must record the code word from the cache in their passport, and post a picture at the cache location on the cache page with your found log in order to earn the coin. However, this is not required to log the find.

After finding at least two municipal caches in each of the 10 participating districts, geocachers may return their completed passport to the MML Office in Annapolis for validation to receive their collectable geocoin. Please refer to the passport or MML website for complete details.

For a complete list of participating towns or for updated information, visit the MML web site at MML link or the Maryland Geocaching Society web site at MGS Link

You are seeking a traditional hide, stock with a variety of items. Please no night caching and be respectful of the area. If you wish to earn the 2013 MML geocoin, don't forget to record the code word and post a picture at the location.

This MML hide is located at the Julia A. Purnell Museum. The museum is open from April – October , Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 1-4pm. There is a small fee for the museum. However, you do not need to enter the museum to find the cache.

The mission of the Purnell Museum is to acquire, conserve and display artifacts, and to interpret the history of Worcester County through exhibits and programs in order to promote the cultural heritage of the region.

A "general merchandise" exhibit welcomes browsers back to a time when communities were built around the local general store. The Victorian era is also represented, complete with clothing, jewelry, and everyday items made of silver and exquisitively carved ivory. Machines and tools show the many "modern" improvements Mrs. Purnell experienced. Even the lighter side of life is remembered, with phonographs, toys, books, and bicycles. The Julia A. Purnell Museum offers something for everyone.

Due to our large collection of over 10,000 artifacts, the museum is unable to display more than 20% of our holdings at any given time. Therefore, temporary exhibits are displayed each season in order to tell the abundance of heritage stories that abound in our area, and opportunities for viewing the museum's full collection are made available. Additionally, short-term exhibits by local artists and collectors are displayed annually. For both temporary and new long-term exhibits refer to the Calendar of Events.

Snow Hill was founded in 1686 in Somerset County by English settlers who may have named it after a street and neighborhood of the City of London called "Snow Hill". The town received its first charter on the October 26, 1686, and was made a port of entry in 1694.

In 1742, Worcester County was carved out of the eastern half of old Somerset County and Snow Hill, centrally located in the new county and at the head of navigation on the Pocomoke River, was made the county seat.

The Town of Snow Hill thanks you for visiting!

Thanks to The9Searchers for helping with this hide!

Thanks to the Calvertcachers, Snurt, and the Maryland Geocaching Society for assisting with this project!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpx haqre gur onpx fgrcf

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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