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Site #1 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/30/2020
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The Brooklyn 1905 Tour is an 8-Cache Series.  You will be awarded a special prize (optional) if you Find all of the caches in this series.  See the instructions below to find out how you can collect your prize.

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Site #1 Special Word = Find the colorful Village of Brooklyn sign.  What word comes after Est. 1905?

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In the 1884 Brooklyn Settlement, there were four general stores, one drug store, one hardware store, a large grain elevator and warehouse, two hotels, a post office, two blacksmith shops, a wagon & harness shop, a meat market, a lumber yard, a creamery, a clothing store, a shoe shop, a doctor, a barber shop, a graded school, and a church (Methodist Episcopal).  The Village of Brooklyn was officially incorporated in 1905.

You are currently standing at the intersection of three counties.  On the West side of the road, you are in Green County.  Dane County is across the road to the Northeast, and Rock County is across the road to the Southeast.

You can learn more about the Village of Brooklyn by visiting the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce website at:  BrooklynACOC.org

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Completed Tour - Prize Instructions:

At every Site on the Tour you will be asked to identify a Special Word.

1.  Write down the Special Word for each Site.

2.  When you have found all of the caches on the Brooklyn 1905 Tour, submit your completed list to the Brooklyn Area Chamber of Commerce, brooklynareachamber@gmail.com to get your Reward.  You can submit your answers in person( call ahead to Village Clerk's Office) or by mail (be sure to include your name and return address):

          Brooklyn Area Chamber of Commerce

          PO Box 33

          Brooklyn, WI  53521

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Here is a list of the caches in this Series:

GC92183   Site #1 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZWH   Site #2 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZWR   Site #3 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZX4   Site #4 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZX7   Site #5 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZXD   Site #6 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZXN   Site #7 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

GC91ZXV   Site #8 - Brooklyn 1905 Tour

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Permissions to place the caches in this series were granted by:

Village of Brooklyn - Clerk Kuhlman, Village Board

Town of Brooklyn - Clerk Gallagher

The following business owners/managers/organization chairs - Patti Lentz, Gloria Dorn, Lyle Wanless, and Church Council

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onpx bs Terra & Juvgr fvta.

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)