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Behind Bars - Ursula Stiles [CDS3] Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/17/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:



In addition to "vagrancy" and "incorrigibility", the third large category under which female inmates in the Pacific County Jail were booked in the early 1900's was "insanity". While many of the women labeled insane in the County's Jail Book were transferred to the State Insane Asylum in Steilacoom, Washington, others were simply released from jail, presumably able to resume their lives as law-abiding citizens. "Insane" may have been a catch-all term used for those who were disturbing the peace or otherwise not acting according to the accepted norms of female behavior.


This cache was placed as part of a series of locations, events and characters that shaped the early days of frontier justice in Pacific County. If you are interested in collecting trackable geocoins, you may pick up a copy of the official "Bounty Hunter's Roster" from the Long Beach Visitor Center, N 46° 19.892 W 124° 03.285 and find out how to claim a coin for your own collection by finding at least 20 of these geocaches, identified with "Behind Bars" in the title.

The names referenced in the cache titles and the outlaw photos are fictional and bear no relation to actual people, but the descriptive text for each cache relates factual information.

Reference Material on cache page from Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County by Sydney Stevens.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbcyne, va oenapurf nobhg purfg urvtug

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)