GC78HXW MCB - MCCC Poor Farm (Traditional Cache) in Michigan, United States created by IdaLabs

This cache has been archived.

-allenite-: As there's been no response from the cache owner to my previous note, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. Please note that if geocaches are archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ for lack of maintenance, they are not eligible for unarchival.

GC78HXW ▼

A cache by IdaLabs Message this owner

Hidden : 7/7/2017

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Placed for the Monroe County Bicentennial.

Taken from a nearby historical marker -

In 1832 and 1871 Monroe County purchased parcels of land here for a poor farm and county infirmary as a way of caring for the indigent. This institution included a "potter's field" where people without means were interred in unmarked graves. Burial continued on this knoll until the 1940's.

Among those buried here is Ezra Younglove. A War of 1812 veteran, he was awarded a gold medal for services as a sharpshooter on the ship Niagara during the Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813.

This area is part of the land provided to Monroe County Community College by the county in 1964.

Be sure to look for the nearby virtual cache GCFF9B.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)