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12 STC Events 2024 - Happy Birthday Mr. Hill! Event Cache

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16 September 2024, 17:00 - 18:30

This is the September installment of 12 STC Events 2024, an Event/Month in the Saint Cloud area.

Meet up with fellow Geocachers for conversation and celebration. Come celebrate the 186th birthday of James J. Hill , aka "The Empire Builder", (1838-1916).

 

Monday - 9/16/2024

5:00pm - 6:30pm 

Corner of 2nd St S / 12th Ave S 

Saint Cloud, MN

James J. Hill Memorial

 

James J. Hill was the was mind and mettle behind the Great Northern Railway and is largely responsible for the devleopement of the North Central and Northwestern regions of the United States.

Not just a Rail Barron/Tycoon, Hill's practices and policies helped devolope industries, area agricultures, as well as encouraged immigration and settlement all along the Great Northern Railway routes: from Minnesota, to Washington, to Canada.

 

Join fellow cachers for cake and refreshements, in the shadow of the "Empire Builder" statue. 

BYOLC*

(No gifts please.)

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

* OLBYP = Oevat Lbhe Bja Ynja Punve

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)