GC6W4Q7 127 WGA Geo-Art (Unknown Cache) in Wisconsin, United States created by Wisconsin Geocaching Association

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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.

GC6W4Q7 ▼

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Hidden : 10/26/2016

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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.

Seal of Wisconsin

The great seal of Wisconsin, created in 1851, features the state coat of arms. The banner above the shield has Wisconsin's state motto: "Forward." Directly below this is a badger (the state animal). Supporting the shield are a sailor and a miner (the two most important industries of the state at the time it was founded).

Symbols on the Wisconsin Seal

Motto - Stars - Coat of Arms - Lead Bar

The center of the shield is the United States shield with the motto E Pluribus Unum. Below the shield are a cornucopia (a symbol for the plenty of the state), bars of lead to represent Wisconsin's mineral wealth, and 13 stars which symbolize the thirteen original states. The coat of arms also appears on both sides of the Wisconsin state flag.

Pick and Shovel

A pick and shovel as a symbol of the early lead mining industry; galena ore (lead sulfide) is the state mineral of Wisconsin. The mining of lead ore was the principal occupation of the settlers of early Wisconsin, concentrated in the southwest corner of the state (in what are now the counties of Iowa, LaFayette and Grant - in the 1820's and 1830's, the population of these 3 counties was greater than that of Milwaukee or the east coast of Wisconsin).

Plough

A plough to represent the farmers and agriculture of Wisconsin.

Arm and Hammer

An arm and hammer to represent Wisconsin's artisans and laborers.

Anchor

An anchor as a symbol for the sailing and shipping industry. The western edge of Wisconsin is the Mississippi river (the chief shipping lane of mid-America during the early 1800's) and the upper part of Wisconsin is bounded by Lake Superior (source of the shipping trade for eastern Wisconsin).

Cache is located at the following coordinates:

N44 35.ABC W 090 03.DEF

A: Last digit in the year Wisconsin became a state
B: Third digit in the year the Great Seal of Wisconsin was created
C: Number of letters in the State Animal displayed on the Great Seal
D: Number of Men on the seal minus one
E: Number of letters in the last word along the arc of the seal
F: Number of letters in the state motto

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

purpxfhz = fvkgl-sbhe

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)

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