Cahokia History Tour Multi-Cache
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This easy, 3-part tour of Cahokia’s early history can be done in as little as 15 minutes, but we highly recommend you take the time to examine the sites and the free museum at a more leisurely pace.
A festival in and at the Cache location: "Fete du Bon Viex Temps"--Festival of the Good Old Days is Saturday February the 25 from 2 to 5 PM. This Colonial mardi Gras celebration - now in its 20th year - includes music, tours, activities, and demonstratins at all four historic sites and it does have an 18th century costume ball from 7 to 11 PM. for more info call 618-332-1782.
Museum hours are Wed – Sun, 9AM – 5PM. An optional guided tour may be arranged 24 hours or more in advance by calling 618/332-1782.
At WP1 find a sign with a Roman numeral. This number + 10 = BC.
From a nearby plaque . . . When this church was dedicated, what diocese did it belong to? Number of letters in the city name = F.
WP2 is located at N 38 34.220 W 90 11.239. From two interpretive signs, answer the following questions:
“ . . . a native Frenchman, who achieved prosperity through trade, land and _______ in frontier Cahokia. “ The number of letters in the missing word = E.
“This building is the oldest _____________________________ in Illinois.” The number of missing words = A.
What was the homeowner’s military rank? The number of letters in the rank = D.
The final cache is located at N 38° 34.ABC W 90° 11.DEF.
Placed with permission from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Site Manager.
Additional Hints
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Pnpur vf abg va gur rireterra gerrf. Ybbx oruvaq gur 2aq ynetr ohfu ng gur fvqr bs gur ohvyqvat. Vg'f haqre vg.
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