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Der Geräteschuppen Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/11/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

... near Mason Family Cemetery

This cache can be a fairly quick park-and-grab;
but if you are able, take a few minutes to check out this historic area.

The cache is NOT in or around fences.

All the duffer muggles will generally not pay attention, but you may want to bring a camera to obfuscate your intentions.

The cache is NOT in or around fences.

Camo’d 40 oz. nut jar with initial contents:
  • 1 Deutch Mark coin (1992)
  • 50 Pfennig coin (1990)
  • 10 Pfennig coin (1988)
  • 2 Pfennig coin (1969)
  • 10 Groschen coin (1979)
  • golf balls
  • ... and more

Here is the story, courtesy FTF Maingray, about the family buried nearby. (Mason Farm and Old Chapel Hill Cemeteries)
"The Mason farm, southeast of the University campus, is named for the Reverend James Pleasant Mason, and his wife Mary, who was the great granddaughter of Mark Morgan, one of the original Orange County settlers, who donated land to the University. Mary E. Mason inherited half the farm of 1600 acres and this, her husband converted into a valuable property. Meantime, he kept up his services to the various Baptist churches in the countryside near Chapel Hill. He had two beloved daughters, Mattie, born in 1857, and Varina, born in 1861. They died of typhoid fever soon after their maturity. Near the house, their father had set aside a copse of cedars and magnolias, which he converted into a small cemetery with enscribed monuments. Here the daughters are buried and their father followed them in 1893, their mother a year later. They lie within an iron fence below the golf clubhouse. The Reverend Mason willed the farm to the University."

Congratulations to Maingray for the First To Find.

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)