Soldier rest. Thy warfare is oer.
Sleep that sleep that knows no waking,
Dream of battlefields no more.
- Sir Walter Scott
DOWNLOAD THE CACHE HERE
Please note: We are new to Wherigo caches, but decided our area needed at least one! We hope more will be created once people have tried it out, and we hope this will be a fun experience for you.
We spent countless hours creating this cache, and doing virtual and real test runs, but we're sure some issues will come up sooner or later, especially in the beginning. For now, we've set this to 'Premium only', which we will change later on, after some people have successfully completed it. Please contact us if you have difficulties with any stage, and let us know what errors you got, and on what kind of device. Note: If the questions are not showing up, try to scroll down past the picture. We'll see if we can change this to show the Qs at the top.
The cemetery was established on a treeless hill in the country outside Eugene. For many years it was one of the principal resting places chosen for Eugene's prominent citizens, including city founder Eugene Skinner and Oregon's first governor, John Whiteaker, as well as many Civil War veterans. More recent burials include those of 20th century radio personality Carolyn Spector and blues disc jockey “Rooster” Gavin Fox. Notables include presidents of both the University of Oregon and Northwest Christian College. Names from prominent local families such as Chambers, Friendly, Condon, Luckey, Collier, McCornack, and Kerns pepper the hillside. An extensive list of burials is available on the EMCA web site.
City Founder Eugene Skinner Oregon Governor John Whiteaker
Through many generations and in varying conditions this cemetery was managed by the local Masonic lodge, but eventually the load became too much, and the site, overrun by weeds and blackberries and subject to vandalism, became a matter of public concern. The City of Eugene, with co-operation from the Masonic Lodge, began a process that resulted in transfer of ownership to a new Eugene Masonic Cemetery Association (EMCA).
The Association's immediate goal was to reverse generations of neglect, and its primary aim remains the restoration and interpretation of this historic resource. Since 1994, EMCA has largely restored the native and heritage landscape of the cemetery. Over $200,000 has been invested in restoration of Hope Abbey Mausoleum and repair of hundreds of damaged historic tombstones. The goal of historic interpretation resulted in production of a book, Full of Life, numerous brochures and over 50 interpretive signs on site. These and many other improvements have transformed the cemetery from an urban disaster to an urban amenity.
The cemetery is open to the public every day of the year from dawn to dusk. Hope Abbey Mausoleum is open to the public from 1pm to 4pm on the last Sunday of each month, except December.
You can donate to the non-profit that maintains the cemetery through this site.
About Wherigo:
If you have never done a Wherigo cache before, you should check out the Wherigo website. We only just completed our first one, and were a little confused initially. Basically, this is a multicache tour of the cemetery, which you complete by answering questions. To start, you download the cartridge from the site, and put it on your smartphone (download the wherigo app), Garmin Oregon, Garmin Colorado, or Pocket PC. We recommend downloading it from home first. Then when you open the cartridge, it will direct you to Ground Zero, where you start the game. Each stage involves answering a question. If you answer correctly, you will get the coordinates for the next location. Once you arrive there, your device will prompt you with the next question. The final location has a traditional geocache with a logbook to sign, and a password on the lid which will allow you to complete the cartridge.
What if you don't have any of the devices listed above? There are applications for smartphones too. For example, we used our Samsung Galaxy S3 by downloading the 'Whereyougo' app from the Android app store. That should work for any Android smartphone. iPhones probably have a similar app.
How to get your cartridge on your Android phone:
You can download it on your PC and then transfer it to your phone, putting it in the Whereyougo folder on your phone (after installing the Whereyougo app). This is the easiest way to do it. The Whereyougo app does not allow you to download and use cartridges directly. However, it IS possible to download a cartridge straight to your phone. This is how you do it:
1. Download and install the Whereyougo app (Google Play Store)
2. Download and install the Opera Mobile browser (Google Play Store)
3. Download and install the Download All Files app (Google Play Store)
4. Go to our Whereyougo page, and download the "Cartridge for Pocket PC"
5. When the Download All Files app asks you where to store the cartridge, navigate to the Whereyougo folder, and save it to that folder
6. Go to Whereyougo, open the application, and load our cartridge. That should start the game. Go to Ground Zero, and start following the directions. Once you get within a few feet of the next location, it will prompt you again with a question.