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EG-Q#01: What’s in a name Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/18/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Ebenezer Geo-Quest!

The purpose of the Ebenezer Geo-Quest (or EG-Q) is to show you some of the sights, history and scenery of this secluded part of the Hawkesbury.

This is one in a series of EG-Q caches; hope you enjoy the rural setting.

Click here for a List of Ebenezer Geo-Quest caches


In 1802 Scottish and English free settlers arriving on the Coromandel settled on grants of land along the Hawkesbury River in an area which became known as Portland Head.

Church services were soon taking place on land known as Ebenezer Mount as well as in the homes of the settlers. In 1808 the settlers set themselves a task of building a church and school and by the following year land had been donated and a church built. This became the first Presbyterian Church in Australia and was known as Ebenezer Chapel (later Ebenezer Church).

The name of Ebenezer is taken from the bible (1 Samuel: Chapter 7 Verse 12) and means ‘The Lord has helped us all the way’ or ‘Stone of Help’.

By the 1880s Ebenezer included the areas around Portland Head, Lilburndale, Tizzana, Sackville, Sackville Reach, Sackville Ridge, Lower Wilberforce as well as Caddai (Cattai), Weeny Maroota and Maroota on the western side of the Hawkesbury River.

For the EG-Q Final Puzzle, make a note of the suburb name on the sign on the opposite side of the road.

Note: Bring your own pen/pencil to sign the log. The difficulty rating reflects the position that this cache is hidden, please replace the cache back into the same location NOT on the armco railing.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvtu zntargvfz (hc uvtu ba onpx bs fvta)

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)