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Tomb Raider Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 1/19/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Hidden a few yards behind the tomb of Thomas Ogle. Unless you are already in the area searching for other caches on foot, you will need to park in the lot of the nearby food shops (DO NOT park along side the road and be careful when crossing the street)


(note: this cache is not hidden in, nor is it near, a cemetary)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2399556

This cache was hidden in the winter time.  I don't know how much it will become "overgrown" in the spring and summer.  The area can also get swampy when it rains, be prepared to walk around puddles or at least wear old shoes  :)

Cache contains logbook, pencils, pencil sharpeners, trinkets, and stickers. A note to "muggles" is taped to the lid in an accordion fashion :)

 

Thomas Ogle was born in 1666 in New Castle (county?), Delaware.

After the death of John Ogle, his son, Thomas Ogle, after whom Ogleton, Delaware, was named(?), remained on the home farm of his father and increased his holdings to 2,500 acres. Ogletown, Delaware, was a small hamlet that grew up around the intersection of the "Great Road from Christiana Bridge to Head of Elk" and England’s Mill Road, now Rts. 4 and 273, where Thomas Ogle(which Thomas Ogle) had built a house and tavern by 1739. Maps dating to the 1800s show an inn and six or seven houses around the intersection, and by 1868 there was also a school. Besides its long history, the intersection was located on a low hill surrounded by small, swampy wetlands, which made it a likely place to find prehistoric camp sites. When improvements were made to the intersection, an extensive program of archaeological survey and testing was carried out. The project area measured about 100 acres.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg vf uvqqra ng gur onfr bs gur ynetr obhyqre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)