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Skowhegan is: A place to watch - Bonus Cache Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

MainePublisher: All geocache placements must have a responsive owner. The cache owner must be able to respond to issues that come up and to submit an "owner maintenance" log to remove the "needs maintenance" icon.

In addition to the "needs maintenance" logs and DNF logs, Goundspeak also uses a Health Score algorithm. https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713

In this case, Groundspeak has sent an email to the cache owner with no response. The cache owner did not respond to any of the cachers hoping to find the cache and did not respond to the reviewer note so the cache is now archived.

The cache location is now open for any Geocacher to place a new cache, including the original cache owner.

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Hidden : 1/11/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The town of Skowhegan was settled in 1773. With the Kennebec River running through it has had an attraction for many years. From the native peoples who used this as a waypoint during their annual migrations from Moosehead Lake to their summer fishing grounds on the coast. It was a place to catch fish and grow crops. 

 

Later, Skowhegan was the birthplace of Abner Coburn, Maine’s 30th governor, and Margret Chase Smith. Smith became the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate representing Maine in Washington.

 

Skowhegan is now a modern shopping, manufacturing, and recreational area. The Skowhegan State Fair, The Nation’s oldest continuously running agricultural fair. Organized in 1818, two years before Maine even became a state. And it is also my birthplace. 

 

In order to find this cache, you must first complete the nearby "Skowhegan is: A place to watch" lab caches. When you complete the series you will receive the coordinates to this cache.

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Thanks for visiting my town!

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)