
Directions from Menno History #08: From Reinland continue west on P.R. #243 until you reach Hwy #32. Turn north and watch for the Hochfeld sign. Turn west into the village of Hochfeld. You will find the lectern at the Hochfeld school.
The village name means "high field". Villagers often boasted of having the earliest seeded fields in spring. Hochfeld was home to blacksmith Peter Elias, who was an avid contributor to local and other newspapers of the time. He also wrote extensive memoirs which have been partly translated and published.
The cache is located at N 49 AB.CDE W 097 FG.HIJ
AB = Number of sections of land allotted to town minus one
CDE = Year Peter Elias (Blacksmith) moved to Hochfeld minus 1544
FG = Year Mennonites in town started moving to Mexico due to school risis after WWI minus 1865
HIJ = Year Russian Mennonites started to arrive in Hochfeld minus 1732
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