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Prairie Dog State Park Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/21/2019
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


During our younger years most of us have experienced some fun times at State and County Parks. This park hasn't had any caches in it and I really appreciate the Ranger allowing us to place some. There is a fee for State Parks so if you are planning on grabbing this one maybe you should get them all at once and save yourself some money.

There are a few caches placed within Perry State Park and they are named after nearby state parks.

Prairie Dog State Park at Keith Sebelius Reservoir west of Norton, in Norton County, hosts two vintage 19th century buildings – a renovated adobe house and Hillmon Schoolhouse, a one-room school.

The adobe house is the only one in Kansas on its original location and preserved as a museum. The house was probably constructed in 1892 by the John Spencer family. It was built with bricks formed from a mix of mud and straw, called adobe. A horse walking in a circular trench to which dirt, water, and straw were added was used to create the proper consistency. Once the adobe bricks were laid in place, they were covered with a smooth finish coat of adobe. The adobe is still visible on the interior walls.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh zvtug arrq gjb guvatf urer - n iruvpyr gb oybpx gur zhttyrf naq n gnyy nggenpgvir sevraq. Naq lbh xabj gung vg vf nyjnlf va gur YNFG cynpr lbh ybbx.

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)