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The History of Wineries of Arkansas Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/14/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The posted coordinates will take you to the parking area of a local winery and museum. The owner has graciously permitted the cache placement. So if you see him say hi. Also check out the many bells they have collected. And observe the two large ones in the fromt yard. As I was talking to him I went thru the museum and noticed two wine paddles from my wifes grandfather winery.

To get the correct coordinates you must answer a few questions on wineries of Arkansas. The coordinates are
N 35 17.AB5 W 093 47.5CD
Now to the questions that the answers where obtained from encyclopediaofarkansas.net which can be found the search engine Google or Bing.
A= What town in Arkansas remains as the unofficial capital of Arkansas
Viticulture?
4-Eureka Springs
7-Tontitown
8-Hot Springs
9-Altus

B=Italian farmers and their families left Sunnyside Plantation in Chico County. They settled in Northwest Arkansas and founded the town of Tontitown. Who led them?
0-Father Mark Stengel
1-Father Pietro Bandini
2-Father Ignatias Conrad
3-Father Wolfgang Schlumpf

C=As of 2010 there have been 150 bonded wineries in Arkansas.
How many remain?
1-5
2-6
3-8
4-9

D=What town is Keels Creek Winery in?
0-Eureka Springs
1-Altus
4-Paris
6-Totitown

Enjoy the short history lesson on Wineries in Arkansas and the hunt. And as always be safe as you hunt.
There is a coin from Thialand for the FTF

CONGRATULATION BLAKRAZR FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbetuhz Cerff. Vs gur bjare unqa'g gbyq zr V jbhyqa'g unir xabja jung guvf jnf.

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)