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Milton - Iconic MILTON Neon Sign Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/16/2024
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES

 

WELCOME TO THE MILTON GEOART SERIES

This series is not about the hides. It is about puzzles and places. All cache hides will be a DNA tube stuck in a hole (think Stop, Speed Limit, Dead End and the like). As you finish the puzzles and find the containers, make sure to note the letters associated with each number noted on the log. In the end you should have 13 letters that make up a phrase that is related to the town of Milton. This will be the code word for the FINAL for the series.

Milton, better known as Mill Town in the 1890’s, owes its beginning to the timber industry. It was the first settlement in the area that supplied lumber to the mill. Rejecting the two-named town, the US Postal Service forced the town to change its name to Milton. As the town grew, it shed its timber roots to become a bedroom community supplying other, much larger cities, with workers. Straddling the King and Pierce County line, the town’s population in 2021 had almost reached 9,000 residents.

Iconic MILTON Neon Sign

1086 10th Ave, Milton WA 98354 (N47 14.957 W122 19.320)

This sign has been identified as a sign of locally important historical significance in the Milton City Code under Sign Code 17.50 section 070.  For a sign with significant historical importance, I was astonished that I was unable to find any information on line about it. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Shilly69, Binnon and Manahoonie for Co FTF

 

Sources:
https://www.cityofmilton.net/189/History-of-Milton - City of Milton:  History of Milton

 

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)