Morris Canal Plane 9 Boat Basin Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/7/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Built in the 1830's the Morris Canal stretched across northern NJ from the Delaware River to Newark Bay.  Instead of locks, it used a unique series of inclined planes to deliver canal boats to the next elevation.  There are three inclined planes in Montville.  At the bottom and top of each plane was a wide basin that held canal boats waiting to go up or down the plane.

The wet, swampy and nasty area below the cache is the former canal boat basin at the top of Plane 9. This entire area is about to become a linear park that follows the route of the canal. Signs have been installed and volunteers are working to clear the canal bed and towpath.

Best access is from Emery Lane. Though it looks like a driveway, it is actually a public street. A parking lot will be constructed on Emery Lane eventually, but for now it's OK to park on it as long as you don't block the road.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre ovt ebpx ba rzonaxzrag arkg gb fvgpxre ohfu.

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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