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Ganatsekiagon Letterbox Hybrid

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Skyecat: Unfortunately there is new road and trail construction that has resulted in the redirect sign to be removed and the final location is no longer suitable for the hide.

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Hidden : 11/30/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a letterbox cache.  The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates but is within 250m of this spot.

 

The area between the Rouge River and Frenchman’s Bay has a long history of attracting settlers, however hundreds of years ago, this area was the home of the Iroquois Village of Ganatsekiagon who settled the area after defeating the Huron’s.   The Iroquois abandoned the north shore about 1700 and soon after the Mississaugas arrived and took over occupation of the land until it was granted to the British, which opened the area up for pioneer settlement.

 

To find the final container, you will need to visit the posted coordinates where you will find a sign describing the early Native Settlement and the early years of the European settlement.

What year was the first ‘town meeting’ held so the foundation of the community could take shape?

Take this year and divide by 1000 then add this number to the north and west of the following coordinate.

N43 46.810  W 79 03.982

 

There is a stamp and stamp pad inside the cache container.  Please do not remove.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx hc

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)