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The Barefoot Mailmen Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 1/30/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is placed in Honor of The Barefoot Mailmen.


The term barefoot mailman refers to the carriers on the first U.S. Mail route (1885-1892) between Palm Beach and the settlements around the body of water known as Lake Worth on the north, and Miami, Coconut Grove, and Lemon City to the south. The mailmen had to walk and travel by boat because there was no road connecting the 68-mile route from Palm Beach to Miami. Approximately 28 miles of the one way trip was by rowing different boats, and the rest by walking along the firmer sand along the beach. The route was a Star route, with the carriers contracting with the Post Office. The route was originally called the "barefoot route" and the carriers were called "beach walkists" or "beach walkers". It was not until around 1940 that the term "barefoot mailman" came into use.

In order to find this cache you must visit the posted location and learn about The Barefoot Mailmen. Use the information located at the base of the Barefoot Mailmen statue to determine the coordinates to the cache location.


"What year did Ed Hamilton die?" -  1053  = AAA

"How many miles was the weekly Mailman route?"  +  315 = BBB


FINAL LOCATION: N 26 33.AAA W 080 03.BBB


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

abar

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)