GCJ8VY Indiana Spirit Quest #27: Pretentious Smartness (Traditional Cache) in Indiana, United States created by SixDogTeam Adopted by EdgeIN

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A cache by SixDogTeam Adopted by EdgeIN Message this owner

Hidden : 4/22/2004

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

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“INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST”

The Indiana Spirit Quest series of geocaches will take you to a number of small, rural, historic cemeteries built by Hoosier Pioneers in central Indiana. You can map out a route and get a bunch of ‘em in one trip and at the same time learn a little about our history.

INDIANA SPIRIT QUEST #27 ”Pretentious Smartness”

The trail of this quest will lead you to Swank Cemetery in Chester Township in Wabash County, Indiana. Old, yet active, this place has tombstones dating back to the 1840’s. When I first walked up the hill to this site, the hair on the back of my neck stood straight up and I shuddered as I felt a very cold draft on a warm sunny day-- a sure sign of restless spirits-- Can you see a faint wispy image in the photo above?

Symbolism on Tombstones

Arches= Victory in Death
Arrows= Mortality
Bouquets/Flowers= Condolences, grief, sorrow
Buds/Rosebud= Morning of Life or Renewal of Lif
e Roses= Brevity of earthly existence
Portals= Passageway to eternal journey
Bugles= Resurrection and the Military
Crossed Swords= High-ranking military person
Flying Birds= Flight of the Soul
Fruits = Eternal plenty
Garlands = Victory in death
Imps= Mortality
Shells= Pilgrimage of Life
Thistles= Remembrance
Tombs= Mortality
Trees= Life
Trumpeters= Heralds of the Resurrection
Willows= Earthly Sorrow

The micro-cache container is a small black tubular container of a new type that we have invented here at the dogyard. It is smaller in diameter than a 35mm film canister, but longer.(Patent Pending)I plan on selling them for seventy-five dollars apiece if anyone's interested-- Pull the ends apart to open it. If you find a fallen U.S. flag, please stick it back in the ground, preferably next to a Vet’s Marker. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash out. And don’t challenge the squirrels, you can never win!