Where Is Mile Post Zero? Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/17/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

In the beginning all marked highways were marked "from" Woodys hardware store and car lot. This spot is the 0 milepost for those mile marker signs.

Woody Hockaday (1884-1947) made significant contributions to American history, but he's almost entirely forgotten today. According to the Kansas State Historical Society, he was "the first person to recognize the need for highway marking in the United States." So, on his own initiative, beginning in 1915, he started posting mileage markers on highways. Eventually "Hockaday signs" appeared on 60,000 miles of roads from Washington DC to Los Angeles.

The cache is in the same area as the historical marker. It won't be easy to find. You probably won't be able to see it. Business card in size and magnetic. 

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)


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