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Mary B. Wingate Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/24/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You do not need to remove any stones from the stone wall, so please refrain from the urge to do so. You do not need to go inside the cemetery to find the cache, but if you are interested in its history, please do. This cache may not be winter friendly.

Please remember to go into cemeteries only during daylight hours. This is the law in Maine.  

As you enter the cemetery, you will see a tall round monument on the left. If you look carefully, you will find the name Mary B. Wingate there.

Mary B. Rich Wingate, daughter of Amos and Mary A. Rich, was born in 1845, married Ebenezer Hebberd in 1869 in Charleston, and had a son, Erving H. Hebberd, around 1873. Ebenezer passed away in 1874, and Mary married Ezra K. Wingate in 1878. They had a son, Walter M. Wingate, in 1884. She died in 1933 and was buried in the Rich Cemetery (also called Lord Cemetery) in Charleston.

MARY B. WINGATE achieved nation-wide recognition as a hymnist and poet. At least 39 of Mary's hymns appeared in 20 or more different published hymnals between the years 1890 and 1917.  Her 1908 hymn, Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd, remains a  favorite today with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day  Saints. A number of her poems appear in books and periodicals of the period. In 1914, Mary published a book of poetry, Grain from Life's Harvest (Pittsfield, 1914). 

Congratulations to iampaw for the FTF!

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)