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Milton - Veterans Memorial Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/17/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 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.

Veterans Memorial

1400 15th Ave, Milton WA 98354 (N47 14.861 W122 18.909)

This memorial is located in the Milton Community Park (or Triangle Park).  “It is a place you can sit and reflect on days gone by and the brothers and sisters who served”.  Built with donations from the community, this Veterans Memorial was constructed by the VFW Post 11401 and dedicated on Memorial Day 2007. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Shilly69, Binnon and Manahoonie for CO FTF

 

Sources:
https://www.cityofmilton.net/189/History-of-Milton - City of Milton:  History of Milton
MILTON VETERANS MEMORIAL - 13 Photos - 1301-1499 15th Ave, Milton, Washington - Landmarks & Historical Buildings - Yelp – Bob M. of Denver Colorado, Sept 26/2018

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)