Can Can 02 - GAR Woods * Traditional Cache
Hidden : 12/21/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A medium lock-n-lock hidden traditionally. Be sure to get the clue from inside the front cover of the logbook for Can Can 3. After replacing make sure the cache is not visible. Out of the floodplain for your geocaching pleasure. A bit of a ways from the trail.

Please note: While not a restricted area this is an Oak Savanna which is a "Ecological Management Site". Please use the listed trailheads for caching in the area. For more information see the sign at the Washington Bl Trailhead for more information. Please tread lightly and CITO!



A GeoGolf Adventure!

This is a series of 19 caches which will take you along the Des Plaines River Bike trail.

The Series can be done in triads (3 at a time) or all at once.

I have ridden these trails since I was 10 and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Thanks to 'The Lone Ranger' team for bringing this concept to the Chicago area!

* This is a new cache at a new location. If you have already found this cache before 12-1-08 please feel free to hunt, find and log this cache again. Have fun!

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'The Grand Army of the Republic' Memorial Woods



Visit the additional waypoint to visit this plaque.

Men who had lived together, fought together, foraged together and survived, had developed an unique bond that could not be broken. As time went by the memories of the filthy and vile environment of camp life began to be remembered less harshly and eventually fondly. The horror and gore of battle lifted with the smoke and smell of burnt black powder and was replaced with the personal rain of tears for the departed comrades. Friendships forged in battle survived the separation and the warriors missed the warmth of trusting companionship that had asked only total and absolute committment.

With that as background, groups of men began joining together--first for camaraderie and then for political power. Emerging most powerful among the various organizations would be the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), which by 1890 would number 409,489 veterans of the "War of the Rebelion."

Founded in Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866 by Benjamin F. Stephenson, membership was limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Union Army, Navy, Marine Corps or the Revenue Cutter Service who had served between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865.

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Please tread lightly and enjoy this preserved and restored oak savanna remnant.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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