Spirit Quest - Washelli Cemetery I Traditional Cache

Please Note electronic cemetery gates close and lock at 8pm or dusk whichever is earlier..

Up until 1915, this cemetery was just a family cemetery for the Denny family. It was at that time the cemetery was named Washelli, which means West Wind, so one could also call this Cemetery the West Wind Cemetery and still be correct. In 1919 the Evergreen Cemetery company started a competing cemetery on the opposite side of Aurora Avenue, by 1928 The Washelli, cemetery company had taken over the Evergreen.

Near the cache is the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, originally a separate cemetery it was established in 1927, today that section alone has over 5,000 headstones. The Chimes tower was built in 1950. You might notice while touring the cemetery that there are several other sections of the cemetery, a Russian section, Lutheran, and many more, mostly along the north side. These were at one time each a separate cemetery, but by 1930 they were all under the Washelli umbrella.

The funeral home nearby was built in 1972, in 1994, Wachelli funeral home moved into a newly build facility on the old evergreen side.

You are looking for a small lock'n lock type container. The hint will lead you right to it

Getting in the cemetery From Aurora Ave North AKA Highway 99 there is an entrance to the cemetery about 0.2 miles south of 115th Ave north. Alternatively there is an entrance off of Meridian Avenue North between 133th street and N 112th Street. The Aurora Avenue entrance is the closest to this cache, but since your already here consider driving though the cemetery, having a look around and finding the other cache in this cemetery GC5N9JT Spirit Quest - Washelli Cemetery II.

The Posted hours at the cemetery are from7AM to 8PM or dusk whichever is earlier. While you are here please take your time and look around, and enjoy all of the history here, but remember to be respectful, since the cemetery is still active it is possible that there could be mourners or other visitors that might not understand what we are doing. The hint should lead you right to it. There is no need to disturb any graves or monuments.

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