The Presidents' Tree Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

SirCrab: Unfortunately the owner did not respond to the previous note so this is being archived. Should the owner decide to repair/replace this and have it unarchived, it can be done as long as it still conforms to the guidelines.

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SirCrab
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Hidden : 3/4/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

FTF Was MarylandGeocacher

At the listed coordinates you will find an iron fence protecting a vanished landmark. I have passed this spot many times and never guessed the reason for this enclosure.You will find that some things never change.To find the cache you need to read the plaque and arrive at new coordinates using the following formula.

AAA= 1983 - the year this was dedicated
BBB= 2029 - the last number on the sign
N 38 59 AAA W 077 00 BBB
This cache is on MNCPPC land - please be gentle.

Further information at http://www.mc-mncppc.org/rules/index.shtm

In August of 1865 a young man living on a nearby farm was attracted by the beech standing close by a bridle path. His fingers were skillful in lettering with a knife, and the smooth bole of the tree enticed him. He would carve the names of all the Presidents of the United States as a memorial to his country, so recently saved from disunion. Yet still the tree offered space for carving. A quarter round the trunk from the roster of presidents and near the ground was a broad, smooth spot. "Just the place for a word-square," he thought. Years passed and there were not many who knew the secret of the carved tree. As time passed, more and more people passed the spot. The bridle path became a wagon road, and finally a parkway. Maple Avenue was cut through, following an older road. The tree was passed countless times every day, yet few of the passers-by saw more than a beech tree which had been the target of more than the usual number of jackknives. Some of these visitors, knife in hand, added their marks to the tree, but in general avoided the older marking, now silvered with age. Sadly The Presidents' Tree in the early 1990s suffered death from old age. It stood, a dead memorial, until a summer thunderstorm blew it down in 1997. By that time the carvings were illegible so the dead trunk was discarded. The iron fence that surrounded the tree survives although the gate was damaged considerably when the tree trunk fell in the storm.For more info look at www.fosc.org/PresidentsTree.htm

This cache was originally placed by Dancingfool and was adopted by Geo Peeps on February 6, 2011. The final location was changed on 2/14/2011 so previous finders are welcome to log a new find and I will post the names of FTF and STF (provided park rules are honored).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf ba gur perrx fvqr bs gur genvy. Snpvat gur genvy, gur uvqvat fcbg vf nobhg 5 srrg bss gur cngu, gb gur evtug bs n syng ebpx jvgu n ybg bs fcbgf (creuncf yvpuraf) ba vg. Gur pnpur vf haqre n yrqtr sbezrq ol n fznyy obhyqre.

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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