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048 WGA Geo-Art Mystery Cache

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Wisconsin Geocaching Association: On 11/30/2016, the WGA GeoArt was published. The 2022 Board of Directors along with BigJim60 who is the trailboss of this awesome GeoArt have made the decision to retire the WGA GeoArt starting 09/01/2023. Thank you to all that have made the trip, or multiple trips to find these 192 caches over the years.

The cache containers will be picked up and will not qualify for the WGA Cache Rescue game.

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Hidden : 10/15/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the WGA Geo-Art Series! The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. Please solve the puzzle below in order to find the final.

Wisconsin is made up of 72 counties, this cache is focused on Door county. Door County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,785. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangerous passage, which is now scattered with shipwrecks, was known to early French explorers and local Native Americans. Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois. Here are a few stats about Door County, courtesy of Wikipedia. You can learn more about Door county at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_County,_Wisconsin

This county's oldest geocache is GC65A8 The Ephraim Wetlands Preserve placed by Yawningdog.

You will find this cache at N44 36.ABC W90 05.DEF

A & C: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse was constructed in Peninsula State Park in 1868 on orders from President Andrew Johnson, at a cost of $C2,0A0

B: The oldest geocache is GC6BA8.

D: The 18th and 1Dth centuries saw the immigration and settlement of pioneers, mariners, fishermen and farmers

E & F: In the summer of 1E4F, Fish Creek was the site of a German POW camp



SOURCE: Most of the information on this page was obtained from Wikipedia's page about this Wisconsin county.

CHECK SUM: A+B+C=6 D+E+F=23

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