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Menno History #9 (HOCHFELD) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/3/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The 9th of 12 caches that were placed on the Post road used by early Mennonites. Cache descriptions courtesy of the Mennonite Archives at Canadian Mennonite University. This cache is a quick and easy two-stage multi. The posted co-ordinates take you to a post road plaque. Bring your own writing stick. There is parking nearby. It's only a short drive between the plaque and the cache container


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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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbc Cersbez

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)