Fallenfaery's First Cache or Higinbotham Mansion Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

ILReviewer: A note from a private land owner contacting Geocaching.com has indicated that this is on private property. I'm temporarily archiving the cache pending some clarification from the owner. If it turns out that this is NOT private property, I will unarchive the cache just as quickly.

Will the owner of the cache please contact me at IllinoisGeocacher@yahoo.com.

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Hidden : 7/20/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


It's finally happened. After winning the container at the Geocaching Picnic, I had no excuse to not put a cache. I've had the spot picked out for months...Actually since I started caching. So out FuR and I went. A little history about the area that I hid the cache in:

The Higinbotham Mansion was built in 1894 for $200,000. It had 35 rooms, a moat around the mansion with Japanese style bridges and many additional buildings connected. Mrs. Higinbotham was never comfortable living in the Mansion. (Urban legends say that one of her children died in an underground tunnel) After only 7 Months the house was abandoned. It was left to rot away until 1946 when it was demolished.

You can read the story in more detail on a plaque in front of the cemetary near this cache.

Original contents...well i don't really remember I know I did leave Unk's Claw from the bugathon in there with a variety of toys and a few items for the adults too. Have fun!

A Member of Geocachers of Northeastern Illinois

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

6 cnprf sebz gur AR pbeare bs gur sbhaqngvba

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)


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