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FMGT: Past Meets Future Traditional Cache

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Geocaching HQ Admin: We hope you enjoyed exploring the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour has now ended. Thank you to the community for all the great logs, photos, and Favorite Points during the 3.5 years. It has been so fun!

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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour LogoThis cache is part of the Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour, the first official GeoTour in the states of Minnesota & North Dakota.

To participate, download a passport here or pick one up at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center. Use the passport to track your progress in collecting “code words” at each location. Find 20 of the 24 Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour caches to earn an official GeoTour coin, and find all 24 caches to earn a virtual souvenir from HQ. 

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This geocache was placed with permission but as always, stealth will go a long ways in keeping its location a secret. If you should happen to stop at the nearby establishment, please mention this geocache to the staff - all of whom were delighted by its placement. 

ABOUT THIS LOCATION

Bonanzaville, the museum of the Cass County Historical Society, is made up of forty buildings on 12 acres, many of them are historic and from the region. These buildings have been moved to the museum grounds and now form a village setting. Most of the buildings have a special theme. Displays include a prairie church, a general store, a drug store, a fire station, Fargo's first house, and a schoolhouse. There are also several newer buildings which have been constructed on the grounds including an aircraft museum and an automobile museum.

Other exhibits include horse-drawn vehicles, firefighting vehicles and equipment, medical and dental equipment, a law enforcement museum, a telephone museum, and a newspaper printing press. Bonanzaville has several hundred thousand artifacts in their collections and on display.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vs lbh pna'g svaq guvf bar, vg'f orra zhttyrq. ynetr juvgr obk

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)