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Historic Wrightstown Adventure Lab Bonus Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/13/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Take a tour of some of Wrightstown's historic landmarks to find the clues for the final coordinates here. Assemble the final coordinates by completing the Historic Wrightstown Adventure Lab - https://adventurelab.page.link/ZAD3 

You should be able to easily get fairly close to the cache container before the terrain may briefly increase the last few steps, especially depending on the season.

If there is significant snow, this one is going to be difficult to find. When the Waterboard Warriors are perfoming, or there are other events going on in the park, stealth may be required.

The park here is named after one of the founding members of the village of Wrightstown, Karl Gottlieb (Carl G.) Mueller. Mueller, along with Hoel S. Wright and Dr. David Ward all made contributions to the area that has been called Bridgeport, Waupekun, settling on Wrightstown.

Carl Mueller was born in Germany in 1834. He came to America with his parents, arriving in New York in 1851. When the family arrived in Wisconsin, they first stayed in Milwaukee, where Carl clerked in a general store. In 1856, Carl came to Wrightstown in 1856, where he clerked at Wright's hotel, the American House. When Wright left the village in 1866, Carl Mueller took over many of Wright's business interests, adding a large 2-story general store. This store, judged "one of the finest in the county" stood until a fire in 1924. He also operated a ferry service across the river and assisted with the first bridge. He died in 1886.

Nearby is the Riverside Cemetery. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Brown County. It began as a burial plot for the extended family of village founder Hoel Wright. "Riverside Cemetery" is the most recent name for this resting place, but it was called "the Baptist Cemetery" for much of the 19th century. Wrightstown's Freewill Baptist congregation was organized in 1866 and used the cemetery for their burials. However, it remained more of a community cemetery than a specifc denominational burial place. As a result, many Methodists and Lutherans were buried here, as St John Lutheran Church didn't create their own cemetary until 1873. It is still technically an active cemetery, though few recent burials. It remains largely a place to find history.

The village of Wrightstown took ownership of both the cemetery and the park in 1925.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzb znlb pbagnvare.

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)