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Spirit of Independence #9 Multi-cache

Hidden : 10/12/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This series of caches is dedicated to the Patriots, that believed in, and fought for those freedoms we still enjoy. The War of Independence was won by these men enduring faith, in themselves & their ideals.

1775-1783: The History of The American Revolution

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We hold these truths to be self-evident,
That all men are created equal...
That they are endowed by their creator
With certain unalienable Rights,
That among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.




For information and Pictures of the Revolutionary War Flags click on this flag.


For information about the history and the order of USA flags click on this first flag.

John Houston was a native of Ireland. He was in the South Carolina Troops that fought at the battle of Ninety-Six, Brush River, Broad River, Duncan's Creek, wounded and captured, lived later in Jasper and Coweta Counties. He received a pension.


Find the cache: Park at the church and find the marker of this revolutionary hero at the posted coords and in the year of his death take the 2nd & 3rd digit, this number will equal the distance in feet to the cache. To find the bearing look at the year of his death, the 3rd digit and then the 3rd digit of his birth will put you on course.

The cache is available only during daylight hours and the container is a small canister with room for micro SWAG. You'll need to bring a pen to sign the log. Leave a note on the cache page to the condition of the stone, so if mold has grown the next cacher may elect to bring some soapy water and brush away the displacement. Thanks for helping preserve our heritage! If you find fallen or worn US flags at the graves of veterans, please take a moment to upright or replace them. (You can purchase flags at the major retail stores). Dispose of worn US flags in a respectable manner. As always, be respectful, and cache in, trash out. God Bless our troops in harm's way.


As with all of my caches, re-hide like/better than you found the cache and please don’t give any advantages in your log so everyone as the same experience as the FTF.


Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other."- John Adams, Oct. 11, 1798

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre terra

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)